Aishwarya puts off visit to Pakistan due to filming Commitments
Pakistan Times Foreign Desk

ISLAMABAD: Bollywood Queen Aishwarya Rai has put off her visit to Pakistan which tentatively was to take place towards the end of this month, September.

This has been conveyed to Pakistan's first independent daily E-newspaper 'Pakistan Times' by Rai's International Manager Simone Sheffield via an e-mail message on Friday.

The message manifests the reality that the former Miss World read the story which was published by 'Pakistan Times' in an earlier edition a few days ago and advised her International Manager to update this newspaper vis-à-vis her commitments overseas.

Of Consent

The message to 'Pakistan Times' by Simone Sheffield says; "Please be advised that there must be some miscommunication as Ms Rai has not and could not have given her consent to this event due to the fact that she is currently filming in Tunisia / Slovakia, and is committed to its completion for the next couple months."

"So as not to cause confusion with her loving fans in Pakistan and the organizers of this wonderful undertaking, I thought this important enough to inform you immediately", adds Rai's International Manager saying; "So please do consider this and make this information know as soon as possible".

Recap

The story, carried by 'Pakistan Times' in an earlier edition had said; "the inaugural day of the anti-polio drive is coming near the capital city is abuzz that the Bollywood Queen and the former Miss World Aishwarya Ray will be the person to inaugurate the drive on 27th September.

Well-placed sources had confirmed that the Queen of the Indian silver screen has been formally invited to be part of the inaugural ceremonies. Though, she has given consent yet the final schedule is to be confirmed, they said.

Aish would definitely play the central role in making the anti-polio drive effective and generating awareness in the Pakistani masses about the serious consequences about the disease.

Reciprocating her good gesture, Pakistan’s top singer Jawad Ahmad will be leading a similar drive in India. A number of programmes and shows will be staged to generate awareness about Polio it was further told.

Pakistan and India are the two countries in the world where the maximum number of polio cases have been reported.

Earlier this year the Health Ministers of India and Pakistan during a WHO meeting have decided that the two countries needed to join hands against the menace.

In India as in Pakistan showbiz stars are actively participating in such awareness raising and funds generating drives. Both the countries are working on a comprehensive plan to eradicate polio completely by Dec 2006".●