Social media influencer and TV analyst Dr. Nabiha has ignited a firestorm of controversy following comments made during a podcast, suggesting that Pakistani women should strive to achieve a figure similar to Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi.
She argued that if men are looking at physically attractive women, it is their “right” and blamed Pakistani wives for their husbands’ wandering eyes.
Dr. Nabiha stated that many Pakistani women gain weight after marriage, leading to a lack of physical attraction for their husbands. She controversially claimed that a man watching actresses like Nora Fatehi is a result of the wives’ “negligence”.
خوبصورت جسم والی عورت کو دیکھنا مرد کا حق ہے، پاکستانی عورت شادی کے بعد وزن بڑھا لیتی ہے، شوہر کیا دیکھے، مرد کو خوبصورتی چاہئے، اگر مرد نورا فتیحی کو دیکھ رہے ہیں تو اِس میں قصور یہاں کی خواتین کا ہے کیونکہ یہاں ویسا باڈی اسٹرکچر نہیں ملتا، ڈاکٹر نبیجہpic.twitter.com/8vwxP9JRjv
— Khurram Iqbal (@khurram143) November 21, 2025
“A woman is created for beauty. If she doesn’t make her body beautiful, then she is completely ruined,” Dr. Nabiha asserted in the viral clip. Addressing actress Fiza Ali, who was also present, Nabiha argued that neither Nora Fatehi nor the husband is at fault if a man is watching Nora, because “we don’t get that body here.” She concluded by advising women to “make yourselves look that way so people look at you.”
Backlash on Social Media
The comments have been met with widespread outrage on social media platforms, particularly X (formerly Twitter), with users condemning her stance as “misogynistic,” “absurd,” and “body-shaming.”
One user pointed out the sheer impracticality: “Let Nora Fatehi cook two square meals a day, look after children, and do other chores. Then we’ll see how she maintains that figure. Have some sense.”
Another user named Tara remarked: “Give wives the amount of money Nora Fatehi spends on herself, and they’ll look the same. Our women manage the home, children, jobs, and in-laws, yet they still try to take care of themselves.”
A woman user questioned the double standard: “What about the women who don’t want to look at men with fat stomachs? If they said something like that, they would be labeled as shameless.”
Dr. Nabiha’s comments came in the context of a previous discussion initiated by actress and host Fiza Ali, who had spoken about the rising trend of female physicality, specifically mentioning the body shapes of Bollywood actresses Malaika Arora and Nora Fatehi. Fiza Ali had used inappropriate language while discussing the actresses’ body structures, suggesting they had undergone surgery to enhance their hips, which she claimed was visible from a distance and was attracting men.
Dr. Nabiha is a well-known TV personality whose previous statements have also been the subject of controversy, but this recent remark has drawn particular condemnation from advocates of women’s rights and those fighting against body shaming.
