Mahira Khan Announces Second Pregnancy at 41 and Opens Up About a Different Journey

TORONTO — September 17, 2026: Pakistani actor Mahira Khan is expecting her second child at 41, a pregnancy she has described as physically and emotionally different from the experience of becoming a mother in her 20s.

Khan announced the news on September 13 while attending the Toronto International Film Festival, sharing a photograph of herself with a visible baby bump and writing, “We make plans and then there is ALLAH’S plan.” The baby will be her first child with businessman Salim Karim, whom she married in 2023. Khan is already mother to a son, Azlan, from her first marriage.

Key points

• Mahira Khan confirmed she is expecting her second child at 41.
• The pregnancy is her first with husband Salim Karim.
• Khan announced the news with a baby-bump photograph during TIFF 2026.
• She later told Dawn Images that the pregnancy has been more physically demanding and required an emotional adjustment.
• Khan said she was 24 during her first pregnancy and now approaches motherhood from a very different stage of life.

Mahira Khan makes pregnancy public at TIFF

Khan’s announcement came during a significant international appearance. At TIFF 2026, she moderated a conversation as part of the festival’s Community Impact programming and was recognised for her contribution to cinema, giving the personal announcement a wider professional backdrop.

Rather than a formal statement, Khan chose a personal social-media post. The accompanying photograph showed her in a flowing white gown with one hand resting on her baby bump.

The announcement confirmed that this will be her second child and her first with Karim. Khan became a mother for the first time when she was 24 and has a teenage son, Azlan.

Why this pregnancy feels different

The most revealing part of Khan’s TIFF appearance came in her subsequent conversation with Dawn Images. She said she had been somewhat apprehensive about making such a private part of her life public, particularly because she is generally a private person.

Khan also drew a clear distinction between her two pregnancies.

“The last time I was pregnant I was 24. I’m 41 now, so I’m literally a different woman … emotionally, physically, in every possible way,” she said, according to Dawn Images.

She said the current pregnancy has been more demanding physically and has required her to adjust to situations where her body does not always match the pace at which she wants to work and travel. She also described being more emotionally aware of the experience this time around.

That perspective provides important context beyond the announcement itself: Khan is entering motherhood again after 17 years, at a point when she already has an established career, routines and a grown-up son.

She acknowledged that another pregnancy was not something she had necessarily imagined for this stage of her life. Her comments suggest that the adjustment has been as much about changing expectations as it has been about preparing for another child.

A new chapter after TIFF

Khan’s announcement also arrives at a notable point in her international career. Her TIFF appearance added another global platform to a career that has included major Pakistani television and film projects as well as her Bollywood debut opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Raees.

For now, Khan has confirmed the pregnancy but has not publicly announced a due date. Her own comments have focused less on speculation about the arrival and more on the personal reality of experiencing motherhood again at a very different stage of her life.