Malik Noureed, the husband of singer Annie Khalid, termed the allegations levelled against him as baseless. During a news conference, Noureed said his marriage with Annie was not forced and if the singer had differences with him, she should not have gotten married. Noureed asked that if he had abused Annie, why she did not approach the police. Annie does not bear any marks of abuse, he said. Malik Noureed accused Annie of fleeing from their residence in the middle of the night with money and his passport. In an interview to Geo News, Annie alleged that her husband physically abused her and she fled to London from Dubai fearing for her life.
