Support and criticism
Although some people have criticized Zaira Wasim, but there are much support from her fans.
"I don't know what made you take this tough decision, but I am feeling sad," a fan named Khushboo Kapoor commented on Wasim's Facebook post, which had more than 17,000 comments and was shared over 13,000 times."Who on earth are we to judge #ZairaWasim and her choices. A spiritual path works for many people...May she find the peace she seeks with Allah' Saba Naqvi tweeted
Film critic Stutee Ghosh told Al Jazeera it was normal for people to be surprised and shocked because Wasim was a "role model, not only for the Kashmiris but even otherwise".
"At a time when religious fundamentalism is on the rise, choice and agency, especially for women, becomes complicated," she said.