[custom_adv] Pakistani model Zara Abid was reportedly one of 97 passengers killed in the accident. Zara is a pioneer in the modeling industry, who challenges conventional beauty standards by embracing her tanned skin. [custom_adv] The 28-year-old recently won the Best Female Model award at the Hum Style Awards. After the news of his death made headlines, the grief-stricken friends of the industry lamented the loss. However, part of Twitterati took to the micro-blogging site to criticize the late model for wearing open clothing and claimed that she would be “punished in the afterlife.” [custom_adv] When painful tweets continued to flood social media, Abid’s family reportedly deactivated all of his social media accounts. Meanwhile, some users condemn moral policy. [custom_adv] According to her friends, the 28-year-old model was on board the ill-fated Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-8303 which crashed in Karachi last Friday. But initial media reports said she had survived the crash, following which her brother requested people to stop spreading rumours of her death. [custom_adv] Her social media handles are, however, no longer visible. It still remains unclear whether she has survived the accident. Abid worked with some of the biggest brands in Pakistani fashion. In January this year, she won the ‘Best Female Model‘ at the nation’s Hum Style Awards. [custom_adv] 97 passengers onboard Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-8303, which crashed in Karachi on its way from Lahore yesterday, have been confirmed dead by Sindh government officials; Abid was one of them. [custom_adv] Upon hearing the news, people from the entertainment and fashion industry were grief-stricken. Many posted pictures with her, others remembered her for her smile. [custom_adv] Zara Abid had turned 28 on April 4, 2020. She had penned a post on her 28th birthday, which read: "Verified I am actually thankful to Allah for this quarantine birthday. It made me learn the value of people who love us. It made me learn how we take things for granted in normal times. Thank you everyone for making my day lovely with all your wishes. And especially the ones who send love my way with surprises even in this hard time." [custom_adv] Zara Abid was born in Lahore but she grew up and resided in Karachi with her family. The fashion icon was known for her tall look and tanned complexion. She did her schooling from the St. Patrick’s Girls High School.
