and also short-sighted 
I think we had talked about this probably 50 pages ago that all the characters have their flaw. Even though Khirad is being shown as a “white-washed” character that we are supposed to sympathize with but she really isn’t. She has serious egotistical issues that she is not willing to compromise on even when it comes to her daughter. In that sense, she is like a ‘white washed’ version of Fareeda. Fareeda’s ego was severely hurt and thus her ‘evil’ reaction. We can say that Khirad doesn’t want her ego to be hurt anymore so she has setup these barriers around her that even her daughter’s love cannot penetrate. Def. not a good quality to have when it comes to your children and their future and well being