Well-known Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat Wednesday praised the efforts of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against corruption in the country.

According to the 24News HD TV channel, the actress said that it was very important for the development of any country to be free from corruption.

She expressed a hope that every citizen of Pakistan would play his and her role against corruption.

Mehwish Hayat is a Pakistani film and television actress and recipient of the Lux Style Award and was honoured by the Government of Pakistan with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz in 2019.

The 2012 blockbuster romantic drama series “Meray Qatil Meray Dildar” marked a significant turning point in Hayat's career, earning her praise and nomination for Best Actress at the Lux Style Awards.

Hayat was born on 6 January 1988 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Her mother, Rukhsar Hayat, was a popular television actress during the 1980s, her eldest brother Zeeshan is a singer-composer while her older sister, Afsheen, is a singer as well. Another older brother, Danish Hayat, is an actor and, through him, she's the sister-in-law of Faiza Ashfaq, a model.