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I’ve been jailed once, put in police lock-up twice, and was under house arrest twice.

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Asma Jahangir

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When the Bangladesh war happened, people in Pakistan who did not support it were called unpatriotic. My father was in the jail at that time, and a lot of those who knew my family used to call us children of a traitor.

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I got busy with films and found it difficult to devote time to theatre.

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April 21, 2024

I got busy with films and found it difficult to devote time to theatre.

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April 21, 2024

When the Bangladesh war happened, people in Pakistan who did not support it were called unpatriotic. My father was in the jail at that time, and a lot of those who knew my family used to call us children of a traitor.

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