{"id":321816,"date":"2021-07-24T14:07:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-24T09:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=321816"},"modified":"2021-08-02T11:57:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T06:57:11","slug":"is-mehwish-hayat-gearing-up-for-elections-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/is-mehwish-hayat-gearing-up-for-elections-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Mehwish Hayat Gearing Up For Elections 2023?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did famed Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat reveal she&#8217;s interested in contesting the next elections? Rumor has it she&#8217;s gearing up to be the next prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/thecurrent.pk\/if-a-cricketer-can-be-the-pm-why-cant-an-actress-mehwish-hayat-set-to-turn-a-mainstream-politician\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Current.pk<\/a>, in her appearance on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fzqa1hzfHfs\">Aik Din Geo Ke Saath<\/a><\/em> for the show&#8217;s Eid special, the <strong><em>Load Wedding<\/em><\/strong> actress shared her plans to join the world of politics.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/humayun-saeed-mehwish-hayat-maya-ali-gear-up-for-a-drama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humayun Saeed, Mehwish Hayat &amp; Maya Ali Gear Up for a Drama!<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Turns out the current Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has somewhat inspired this decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If a cricketer can be a Prime Minister then why can\u2019t an actress be one?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-fzqa1hzfhfs\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-fzqa1hzfhfs\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/fzqa1hzfHfs?start=923&amp;feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/fzqa1hzfHfs?start=923&#038;feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>When asked if Mehwish Hayat is directly challenging Imran Khan for his position, the <strong><em>Punjab Nahi Jaungi<\/em><\/strong> star said someone has to take his position in the future so why not her?<\/p>\n<p>Coincidentally, the starlet is set to play Pakistan&#8217;s first female prime minister in a biopic.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAt first I was not that interested in politics but I did follow current affairs with interest. Now that this government has come, I intend to step into the political arena. Those who can represent the country or become ambassadors must enter politics.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Mehwish Hayat and Politics<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong><em>Ye Jawani Phir Nahi Ani<\/em> <\/strong>starlet&#8217;s political debut has been a long time coming now. Back in 2020, in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/content\/mehwish-hayat-the-voice-of-the-nation-2028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Desi Blitz<\/a>, Mehwish Hayat spoken at length about her intentions to join active politics in eight years. She had even voiced her intentions to content for the Pakistan General Elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"story-block\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI would like to say that I love the power that comes with politics \u2014 don\u2019t get me wrong, I am not some sort of megalomaniac, &#8230; For me, politics is about being in a position to make a difference in the lives of people.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/mehwish-hayat-wants-to-be-a-politician\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mehwish Hayat Wants To Be A Politician<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p>The actress is very vocal on social media about various issues she cares about particularly the Kashmir dispute. She talked about being targeted online for her opinions.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;People criticize us on social media for small things, which hurts us too. Being a celebrity does not mean we don\u2019t have a heart or don\u2019t feel anything.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did famed Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat reveal she&#8217;s interested in contesting the next elections? Rumor has it she&#8217;s gearing up to be the next prime minister. According to Current.pk, in her appearance on Aik Din Geo Ke Saath for the show&#8217;s Eid special, the Load Wedding actress shared her plans to join the world of politics. ALSO READ Humayun Saeed, [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/is-mehwish-hayat-gearing-up-for-elections-2023\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":231403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-321816","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-social-media","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Rumor has it she's gearing up to be the next prime minister.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mehwish-hayat-feat-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mehwish-hayat-feat-758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/mehwish-hayat-feat.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Is Mehwish Hayat Gearing Up For Elections 2023?","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1291,1297&exclude=321816","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321816"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321816\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321816"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=321816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}