Swara Bhasker strongly condemned the Taliban after it formalised a new penal code allegedly permitting domestic violence under certain conditions. Gauahar Khan also reacted with outrage, as human rights advocates criticised the law

Swara Bhasker shared that her father-in-law suffered a brain haemorrhage and underwent urgent surgery. She and husband Fahad Ahmad are attending to him and requested fans to keep him in their prayers during this family emergency