KARACHI: Late actor Humaira Asghar Ali's stylist, who worked with her on her last photoshoot, has spoken out after her body was discovered by law enforcement personnel in a flat in Karachi's Defence area.
Stylist Danish Maqsood said that he had worked with Humaira on two photoshoots, in 2023 and 2024. According to Danish, the photoshoot in October 2024 turned out to be the late actor's last.
However, the stylist pointed out that Humaira had a positive reaction to their final collaboration, but it took a puzzling turn when she seemingly vanished.
"She was quite happy and even praised the shoot, we even spoke about it on WhatsApp," he shared. However, the post-shoot communication quickly raised red flags.
After sending a collaboration request for the social media release of the images, Danish's team received no approval. "When the request wasn't approved, we tried calling her several times. After receiving no response, we messaged her on WhatsApp, but there was still no reply," he explained.
Danish specifically noted, "I sent the message on October 20, which is left unread; her WhatsApp last seen still shows October 7," he mentioned.
Growing increasingly worried, Danish alerted a few digital publications to report Humaira's disappearance. He expressed frustration that his initial pleas for help were largely ignored.
"Perhaps they didn't think it was serious, so they didn't pay attention," he noted.
Despite the initial lack of response, Danish managed to get two different publications to report on her missing status in February this year, three months after their last conversation. Sadly, he lamented, the issue largely went unnoticed by the broader entertainment industry.