Samiya Hijab Admits ‘Relationship’ with Alleged Kidnapper

KARACHI: TikToker Samiya Hijab, breaking her silence on social media controversy, has admitted to having a “relationship” with her alleged kidnapper Hassan Zahid, whom she described as her former fiancé.

Samiya had earlier lodged a case against Zahid, accusing him of kidnapping and issuing death threats. In a video statement, she revealed that Zahid was in fact her fiancé but that she had broken off the engagement after learning the truth about him.

She said the two first met at a friend’s birthday party six months ago, after which Zahid sent a marriage proposal through his mother. “At first, I ignored it. But when he sent the proposal formally, I agreed to consider it — making it clear that I would marry only after four to five years,” she explained.

According to Samiya, Zahid began pressuring her for marriage within three months. “When I refused, he either hit me or abused me. Finally, I ended the engagement. I have blocked 28 of his numbers,” she said.

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She alleged that Zahid, bitter over the breakup, threatened to kill her if she did not marry him. “He rang my doorbell, forced me to go with him, snatched my phone, and ran to his car. When I tried to get my phone back, he harassed me and attempted to abduct me,” she claimed.

Samiya added that Zahid only dropped her home when a friend reminded him that CCTV cameras were monitoring the area and police had already tried to contact her. “Otherwise, he would not have let me go,” she said.

The TikToker said she felt vilified instead of supported. “If I had been killed like my friend Sana Yousaf, people would have sympathized. But since I am alive, I am being blamed instead,” she remarked.

She stressed that “even if a woman is married, no man has the right to use force, violence, or abduction against her.”

“My relationship with Hassan Zahid ended long ago,” she clarified, adding that she was under severe mental stress and appealed to the public not to judge her without knowing the facts.

Samiya concluded by saying she now hoped for justice in her case.