Pakistani drama industry actress Zarnish Khan and actress Alizeh Shah are involved in a heated feud after Zarnish had apologized for calling Alizeh “ill-mannered.” Rather than accepting the apology, however, Alizeh has lashed back at her, refusing to forgive her.

This controversy started two years ago when during an interview, Zarnish Khan was questioned, “Who would be the winner of a rudeness competition?” In response to this, Zarnish asserted that in her opinion, if there were such a competition, Alizeh Shah would win. It was after this remark that tensions began to rise between these two actresses. Significantly, actors Naveed Raza and Yasir Nawaz had also witnessed how Alizeh Shah used to be rude on set.

Then, Alizeh liked to remain silent and leave the matter to God. She wrote, “Do not expect people to understand you. They only know how to speak and judge you, as if they know everything about what you are going through. But no one can actually know, because no one walks in other’s shoes. When you hear negative remarks, don’t lose hope. God knows everything. Just smile and move on.”

Recently, after all these years of silence, Zarnish Khan, who is now retired from the showbiz world on religious grounds, reached out to Alizeh Shah to apologize. Zarnish messaged Alizeh, saying, “Hello Alizeh, I know this might come as a surprise to you, but I deeply regret my foolish statement on the ‘Voice Over Man’ show. Forgive me. If you want, I am willing to apologize in front of everyone. I also want to apologize to your mother since my words would have hurt her very badly. I am sorry very much. I did not think before I spoke. You are very close to my heart, and I have a huge amount of respect for you. Stay happy, always.”

Instead of accepting Zarnish’s apology, Alizeh Shah dismissed the apology and attacked her. She’s been going back and forth round-the-clock, getting angry with Instagram stories, disapproving of Zarnish’s apology. Alizeh said, “Apologies can’t bring back the hurt you inflicted upon me. I am not forgiving you.”

She also alleged, “When Zarnish made that remark, my mother called her crying, inquiring why she had spoken against me. Zarnish replied that she would create a video explaining the truth. But within 30 minutes, she blocked my mother.”

In a further Instagram post, Alizeh Shah commented about her pain, revealing, “The day when her video had gone viral, her mom rang her because my mom had breastfed her personally on the sets. She recognized how much I admired Zarnish.”

Labelling Zarnish as a hypocrite, Alizeh wrote, “God won’t pardon such hypocrites so why will I? At least I do not fake to be someone I am not.” She also said, “I was silent on that day, but I can no longer stay silent. Because of such hypocrites, I lost my belief in humanity.”

Alizeh concluded her statement by voicing her inner turmoil: “I wish people knew how heavy this feels. No matter how hard I try to stay strong, constant criticism and never-ending scrutiny hurt deeply.”

She continued, “No one deserves to be judged so harshly for every little thing. I wish people could realize how much what they say hurts. But to those who have loved me and been kind to me—you have no idea how much that means. And to those who only notice my flaws, I just hope life treats you better than you’ve treated me.”

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