Anoushey Ashraf, Pakistani video jockey, TV host, radio show host, producer, actor, animal rights advocate and environmentalist, surprised her fans and followers by solemnizing her Nikah. Anoushey, who also has been an avid traveller and the face of brands such as Ponds, Warid Telecom, L'Oreal, Lulusar and MTV Pakistan, tied the knot with her long-time and long-distance friend last week. She shared the news of her Nikah via her Instagram page.
A week later, Anoushey shared an old picture with her husband with a long caption containing a beautiful advice for the 'happily unmarried' women. Taking to Instagram, Anoushey wrote, "In the midst of my Nikkah I managed to make a heartfelt dua for the ease of every individual’s pain and suffering. I prayed for Pakistan, Palestine, all animals & nature.
Prayed for healing of the sick, for oppression to end, for those looking for a companion in life, for those who’re in difficult marriages. All this because my khala had mentioned it’s a very sacred time to open one’s heart and ask for miracles. And then I thanked the Lord for always looking out for me.
I had made an attempt to get married once many years ago because ‘age’ was catching up with me. The pressure was real. A woman can be successful, educated, financially independent and can have travelled the world but if she’s happily ‘unmarried’ there has to be something “wrong” with her given situation.
And just for that one silly nagging factor...
I was in it for all.
