Pakistani celebrities call for peace and justice amid AJK unrest

Pakistan's entertainment industry has reacted to the recent unrest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), with celebrities expressing solidarity with residents and calling for peace, justice and accountability. Actor Durefishan shared a message on Instagram reflecting on growing political tensions. The actor wrote, "You're too political.

How could I not be when everything happening around me is connected to the lives we live? The prices we pay, the education we receive, the opportunities we get, and the future we are slowly building are all affected by the choices made by people in power. I speak up because I pay attention." View this post on Instagram She continued, "I don't want to be the person who only starts caring when an issue finally reaches my doorstep." Concluding her message, Durefishan wrote, "Yes, I am political.

Because how can I not be, when this is the country I call home." Hania Aamir, Mahira Khan, Osman Khalid Butt, Minal Khan, Komal Meer, Nadia Afgan, Kinza Hashmi and Hina Afridi also shared posts highlighting the situation and expressing solidarity with the people of AJK. Screengrab: haniaheheofficial, mahirakhan/Instagram Screengrab: aclockworkabi, minalkhan.official, komallmeer, minalkhan.official, kinzahashmi, hinaafridiofficial/Instagram TV host Anoushey Ashraf expressed concern over reports that Gazan activist Mushtaq Ahmed had been prevented from entering Kashmir while attempting to show solidarity with residents. Screengrab: anousheyashraf/Instagram Sharing a message on her Instagram Stories, she wrote, "They behave like they've given us such amazing lives that we stop trusting our own people and trust them?

They're our families and our sisters. Not anyone else's agents." Actor Mashal Khan also shared an emotional video with the caption, "Human life is HUMAN LIFE." View this post on Instagram In the video, she said, "What is happening in the world? Every day on Instagram, there is something happening somewhere.

This many people have died, that many people have died. We've made human lives worthless, as if the lives of mothers and children are worth money. Sometimes Kashmir, sometimes Iran." View this post on Instagram Comedian Tabish Hashmi also addressed the issue in a video shared on social media.

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