Lahore’s Cantt Kutchery Court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for actress Nazish Jahangir in connection with a fraud case involving a hefty sum of Rs2.5 million. The court has ordered her to be arrested and presented before the judge on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
The arrest warrant was issued by Judicial Magistrate Ghulam Shabbir Sial following a petition filed by fellow actor Aswad Haroon.
According to Haroon, he lent Nazish Jahangir Rs2.5 million and a car for a two-month period, but she failed to return either within the agreed timeframe. In his petition, Haroon expressed his frustration, stating that despite filing a case with the police, he had not received justice and sought the court’s intervention to recover his money and vehicle.
The saga began back in 2024 when Haroon filed the initial case under Section 420 of the Pakistan Penal Code, which pertains to cheating and dishonestly inducing the delivery of property.
The FIR alleges that Jahangir, who was acquainted with Haroon through the entertainment industry, requested the loan for a project but has since failed to return the funds or the car, even after six months had elapsed.
Haroon also claimed that Jahangir had arranged to meet him at a farmhouse to return the car’s papers but never showed up. Instead, he was confronted by a man named Sikandar Khan, who allegedly threatened him with a weapon, warning him against contacting Jahangir again. This alarming turn of events only escalated the situation, prompting Haroon to take legal action.
In response to the allegations, Jahangir filed a petition in September 2024 seeking pre-arrest bail, arguing that the FIR was lodged with “malafide intention and for ulterior motives just to humiliate and harass the petitioner.” However, her petition was dismissed, leading to the current warrant for her arrest.
In October, the Lahore High Court directed the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to address a separate petition filed by Jahangir, which sought to halt what she described as propaganda against her on social media.
