LAHORE: Pakistani veteran star Iffat Omar has once again made headlines by rejecting the Pak-Turk collaboration on an upcoming series on Salauddin Ayyubi.
Omar has often found herself in hot water for being her unapologetic self and now, in a recent interview with fellow actor Naumaan Ijaz, she revealed she has no regrets.
Speaking with Naumaan Ijaz, Omar pressed on the fact that the Turkish history was not of Pakistan and urged the government to instead invest on promoting out scientists- the actual Pakistani heroes.
“They Turks invaded us. Understand this. We do not need fictional characters, we need stories about scientists. There’s not a single mathematician, a scientist in Pakistan that is known world over,” asserted Omar.
Speaking further about the upcoming series on Salauddin Ayyubi, Omar iterated that Ayyubi is not a Pakistani hero. “This has been indoctrinated in Pakistanis since our country has been formed. We think of ourselves as superiors. Our history is of sub-continent, we need to endorse that,” she added.
The actor, who is a hard critic of Prime Minister Imran Khan and the ruling party, shared she has been in deep pain after the former cricketer-turned-politician brought the country to its knees. However, Omar clarified that just because she is highlighting flaws in the current government, doesn’t mean she supports any other political party.
“If I point out faults in the current government, that doesn’t mean I support the opposition. If I’m calling out Imran Khan over his shortcomings, that doesn’t mean I associate myself with any other political party,” Omar said.
Speaking about why Pakistan doesn’t seem to be headed in the right direction, Omar lamented, “If relevant departments keep interfering in other departments, we will never head towards success. We need pro-peace, we need education, we need science. In the next 30 years, technology will take over. Artificial intelligence is the new revolution.”
