Moammar Rana’s wife obtains khula from Lahore court

A Lahore family court has granted khula to Mehnaz, the wife of Pakistani actor Moammar Rana, effectively ending their marriage. According to the Daily Times, Judge Zahid Bashir issued the decree following a petition filed by Mehnaz through her lawyer, Khadija Siddiqui. In her application, Mehnaz alleged that Rana subjected her to verbal and physical abuse.

In a separate incident reported by Dawn - Pakistan, a man identified as Allah Bakhshaya set himself on fire outside the Muzaffargarh district courts on Friday. This act followed the acquittal of an accused individual in his daughter's rape case due to a lack of evidence. Rescue 1122 reported that Bakhshaya was moved to the district headquarters hospital in critical condition with 45.5pc burns.

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