

It also left a huge hole in his bank account," according to the suit. "This caused tremendous suffering for the plaintiff which persists to this day. Had immigration officers conducted a 'proper' investigation, his lawsuit claims, he would have never missed the last six years of Azaan's life.Īdnan Sami was forced to stand helpless while Azaan was "terrorized and forcibly removed from his family and him," reads his statement of claim filed in the Federal Court here. Later that night, the boy was on his way back home with his mother, while his father - accused of kidnapping him - sat in a Toronto jail.Īdnan Sami, who has not seen his son since, continues to insist that he had legal custody of the boy. The newspaper said the dispute had taken a dramatic turn on Canadian soil in 1998, when immigration officials stormed the Oakville home where Adnan Sami was living with the couple's four-year old son, Azaan. The lawsuit, whose pre-trial hearing is set for July 15, is rooted in one of Pakistan's most publicized child-custody battles - a seven-year fight between Adnan Sami and his ex-wife Zeba Bakhtiar, an actress who has also starred in Bollywood films. Adnan Sami married Roya Faryabi in 2010.TORONTO, July 9: Pop singer Adnan Sami Khan has sued the Canadian government for $30 million in connection with an immigration raid that ended with his son being whisked away, according to a report published in Canada's National Post newspaper here. The couple got divorced in 2004 and remarried two years later, only to get a divorce again in 2009. After divorcing Zeba, the singer married Sabah Galadari in 2001. Over Joyed! #daddyslittlegirl- Adnan Sami May 9, 2017Īdnan Sami was earlier married to Zeba Bakhtiar from 1993 to 1997. Roya & I hv bin blessed wt an angelic baby girl. Here's what Adnan Sami tweeted on Wednesday:

Both mother and child are healthy and are doing fine." I have found a new inspiration for my music through her and she is going to be the center of my world. Both Roya and I always wanted a daughter and she is already my lucky charm. Talking about his daughter Adnan Sami told mid-day: "Medina is the most incredible thing that's happened to us. Over Joyed! #daddyslittlegirl." Adnan Sami also has a son, Azaan Sami Khan from his first wife Zeba Bakhtiar. Adnan Sami shared the news with his fans on Twitter: "Roya and I have been blessed with an angelic baby girl. Singer Adnan Sami and his wife Roya Faryabi welcomed their first child together, a daughter whom they've named Medina Sami Khan. Adnan Sami has a son from his first wife Zeba Bakhtiar.'Medina is the most incredible thing that's happened to us,' he said.Medina is Adnan Sami and Roya Faryabi's first child together.
