controversial nude photo shoot

In the latest issue of men's magazine FHM, Executive Editor Kabeer Sharma described Pakistani women thus: "Their freedom, or the lack of it, has churned out PhD theses comparable only to the size of McDonald burgers."

Little did he imagine that the burger would soon turn into a bomb and the effects of its explosion would be heard across the border.

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I don't know her psyche. There's a backlash in Pakistan, no doubt. But it's unreasonable and unacceptable that she should make the magazine the whipping boy. Earlier, there was a huge section in Pakistan applauding her for being bold, but then she backtracked and has created a difficult situation for herself.

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FHM Executive Editor Kabeer Sharma
The magazine has created ripples globally — not because of what Sharma wrote, but for its cover that has controversial Pakistani actress-model Veena Malek posing in the nude.

Even while Malek is facing the wrath of her conservative countrymen, Sharma is being accused of being part of the media with its own selfish motives which many times turn lesser-known names into instant celebrities.


Sharma maintains he has been wronged. He said, "We are clearly saying that if it affronts anyone's sensibilities, they should not buy the magazine." At the same time he is not worried about the legal battle ahead