Uzma Khan says Usman Malik wanted to marry her

Uzma Khan, who was recently attacked and assaulted by Aamna Malik, a relative of property tycoon Malik Riaz, has said that Aamna’s husband Usman wanted to marry her.

Read more – Uzma Khan vs Malik Riaz’s daughters: Everything we know so far

Addressing a press conference after videos of her being harassed and assaulted by Aamna along with Malik Riaz’s daughters Amber Malik and Pashmina Malik and their guards went viral on social media, Uzma shared that she was friends with Usman for two years and that his wife never reached out to her or “warned” her despite knowing that Usman had proposed marriage to her in December 2019.

“I was friends with Usman and he wanted to marry me. His wife never called me. [When] I saw her for the first time, they had a gun pointed at me,” said Uzma. Her lawyer Ali Ashfaq added that the women extracted a confession out of Uzma and her sister Huma Khan under duress.

Uzma alleged that Usman continues to call and text her and that she has saved all the evidence to present in court.

“Usman Malik is still sending me messages and I will prove in court how he has been calling me and messaging me even now,” said the actor.

#uzmankhan claims #UsmanMalik wanted to marry her and their friendship was legitimate pic.twitter.com/4b1wBvZbqH

— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) May 28, 2020

Responding to Aamna’s claim that the house belonged to Usman, Uzma’s lawyer said that the house was in the name of Babar Naseem, who is also a friend of Uzma’s. He said that the sisters had rented the place and had been living there for a few years, adding that he had all the documents to prove the ownership and rental agreement,

Explaining the legalities, Ashfaq said the women are guilty of three offences: trespassing, vandalism and criminal intimidation. He said that trespassing is a non-bailable offence but no arrests have been made so far and no pre-arrest bail has been secured by Aamna or other women involved in the incident. He said that though the FIR registered criminal intimidation under Article 506 of the Criminal Procedure Code of Pakistan (CrPC), it should have been registered under Article 506-B because weapons were involved.

Uzma’s lawyers, including Hassan Niazi, thanked IG Punjab and CCPO Lahore for their support and hoped that DIG Investigations will conduct proper investigations into the matter so that justice is served. They also demanded that those guilty should be arrested without any further delay.

They also shared that their lives are under threat and that they are being harassed and requested the state and government to provide them security.

It’s a tough battle. I understand the pressure on media. But no power can beat the power of people. It’s time malik Riaz’s daughter face the wrath of Law. #UzmaKhan https://t.co/cbsYQQxJZs

— Hassaan Niazi (@HniaziISF) May 28, 2020

THE INCIDENT

On May 23 (Chaand Raat) Malik Riaz’s daughters – Amber and Pashmina – along with Usman’s wife Aamna stormed into Uzma’s house with 12 gunmen where they assaulted and injured Uzma and her sister and threatened to kill them.

They vandalised the house, broke things and even attempted to sexually assault the girls by telling their armed guards to touch them. Moreso, they filmed everything including the women which is a breach of their privacy. The lawyer added that Riaz’s daughters took away all the belongings of the two sisters, including their clothes and shoes and said that they will set them on fire.

Videos of the incident went viral on social media, sparking public outrage. Uzma, in her official statement, named her perpetrators and vowed that she will stand up against their tyranny.

“I have been shamed, blackmailed, harassed, been threatened to kill in the past three days. I feel I have nothing to lose now and I have decided to fight the strongest people of Pakistan. For me, it is either I get justice or I will be killed but there is no turning back now.”

“I will fight against daughters (Amber Malik & Pashmina Malik) of Malik Riaz, who stormed into my house around midnight with 12 men,” she added.