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Mahira Khan prays for a peaceful world, breaks silence on Indo-Pak tensions
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Mahira Khan prays for a peaceful world, breaks silence on Indo-Pak tensions

"I strongly condemn any act of terror, any loss of human life no matter which soil it is on," said the actress
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Updated 08 Oct, 2016

In the midst of what has been a charged week or so for Pakistani and Indian actors working on cross-border project, Mahira Khan has finally taken to her Facebook to give her two cents on the matter.

In a post published on the social networking site today, the Bin Roye leading lady shared that she hoped for her child to grow up in a peaceful world: "As a Pakistani and citizen of the world I strongly condemn any act of terror, any loss of human life no matter which soil it is on. I will not rejoice in bloodshed and war. I will always hope for and dream of a world where my child can live without it, and always plead with everyone to imagine a peaceful world."

The actress also said that she has always held the esteem of Pakistan paramount, stating "In the 5 years that I have been working as an actor I believe that I have tried my best to keep my country's respect intact - by being a professional and by representing Pakistan here and elsewhere to the best of my abilities."

Following the Uri incident and deteriorating relations between India and Pakistan, one of the biggest hits was felt by Pakistani and Indian actors.

The Indian Motion Picture Producers Association's (IMMP) banned Pakistani talent from working in India, which invited criticism not only from Pakistan but within India too. Pakistani cinemas responding by refusing to air Indian movies locally.

Rumour has it that the release of Raees opposite SRK being delayed. Will the tensions hamper her Bollywood debut? Only time will tell.

Comments

Rajesh Punjabi Oct 08, 2016 04:09pm
Indians will still not accept her statement as it is very generic and does not mention mumbai, uri, pathankot, gurudaspur, kashmir terrorism.
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Amin Budh Oct 08, 2016 04:13pm
It is ironic that the lady, in a bid to garner popular support for her showbiz, has mixed up the concepts of 'terrorism' and 'freedom fighting'. What appears from her comments is that she wants to denounce what happened in Uri. If she had met or seen Kashmiri women, then perhaps, some empathy would have prevailed in her. When personal interests prevail over national's, then there would be brutalities in Kashmir and elsewhere and no action would be taken...Martin Luther once said "injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere".
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Sheraz Ali Oct 08, 2016 04:17pm
Listen young lady, you are a Pakistani and always remain a Pakistani for Indians. Why you dying to work in Indian film industry when you make your name by working in Pakistan. They called you because you are star in Pakistan, they didn;t make you star. Better come back to your country and work here. Rozi aur naam dayna wala Khuda hai Indians nahin.
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farhan iftikhar Oct 08, 2016 04:22pm
being diplomatic
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Harmony-1© Oct 08, 2016 04:29pm
We all pray for peace as the good Karma within us all does that to us. But for some hate is too overpowering so much so that some are bent upon 'isolating Pakistan'!
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Jalbani Oct 08, 2016 04:32pm
Yeah she should have mentioned and pointed out the Terrorism in Kashmir by the Indian Army!!
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Omar Oct 08, 2016 04:34pm
@Rajesh Punjabi she is not there to satisfy indian. This is her view whether you like it or not. Why dont your actors first start condemn killing of 100s of Kashmiris first
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haider khan Oct 08, 2016 04:53pm
You have your right to your opinion and so do I. I wonder why no statements came from our actors and actresses when more than 100000 Pakistanis were killed in foreign sponsored terrorism inside Pakistan in the last 15 years. We understand you need to protect your job and investments. But there is more to life than money.
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Masood Hussain Oct 08, 2016 05:33pm
I thinkFfawad&Mahira need to be supported in their efforts to bridge the art&culture in our two countries.
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George Oct 08, 2016 05:39pm
@Rajesh Punjabi It doesn't matter if they don't Do you want to stop listening to Mehdi Hassan and Nusrat Feteh Ali 's songs too ? Let us know so may stop listening to Lata Mangeshkar! Do u recall Raj Kapoor appreciative of Pakistani dramas? Wake up our neighbors!
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Arif Oct 08, 2016 05:51pm
@Rajesh Punjabi ,, what worth you are ? Very sensible statement and yes she should mention state sponsored terrorism by INDIAN FORCES. Don't poke your nose everywhere and every Pakistani web site.
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Dv Oct 08, 2016 06:39pm
Today the need of the hour is to stop the bloodshed in Syria. Millions are suffering and violence against innocent civilians is increasing.
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Adil Oct 08, 2016 07:04pm
And who says artists are not diplomatic?
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S. A. M. Oct 08, 2016 07:14pm
Mahira look towards west. you won't have any issues there. you have proved that you are very talented and talent is what counts in west. India and Pakistan will always be like this only. don't spend too much energy building deep roots in the eastern side
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6 Oct 08, 2016 07:42pm
Let us respect human values and preserve peace.
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Ahsan Gul Oct 08, 2016 08:00pm
We all are for peace and good relations. But we will not tolerate Indian army atrocities on unarmed Kashmirees. Movies and actors come and go but human life and dignity that we staunchly stand for.
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Javed Oct 08, 2016 08:00pm
Forget acting... you should be in politics!
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rao Oct 08, 2016 08:07pm
well said.terrorism should be condemned.
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Indian Oct 08, 2016 08:08pm
Art and war must not be mixed. We must not loose our focus.
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Ashok Saigal Oct 08, 2016 08:34pm
@Rajesh Punjabi I, as an Indian, completely accept her statement, and her right, in fact duty as a patriotic citizen ... "to keep her country's respect intact." Mention of or absence of specifics does not detract from her basic message that she strongly condemns terror. Mentioning some instances may leave out others, and this could be (mis)interpreted as being selective, as distinguishing between "good terrorists" and "bad terrorists." Good going, Mahira!
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Mahmood Oct 08, 2016 09:50pm
Oh yes, the Oracle breaks her silence. Her profound words carry so much weight. Now that she has spoken, all will be fine.
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shahzaib latif Oct 08, 2016 10:04pm
Don't bother with celebrities statements as they have nothing to do with state's politics or defense.
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Naveed Oct 08, 2016 10:36pm
For over a week we've been wondering when she will speak, and break her silence??. The exalted one's utterances are so eagerly heeded!!!! At last, all is well in paradise!
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karoor Oct 08, 2016 11:11pm
Bravo Mahira. You have proved classy as an actress and now as a person with a good heart
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Sudhakar USA Oct 09, 2016 03:54am
Just praying for ourselves because we have good karma inside us is not sufficient. One needs to act against people like Hafeez Sayeed who preach and practice hate towards others, within the nation's borders.
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Anir Oct 09, 2016 05:47am
May be its difficult for to speak beyond this. The people who support terrorism should take note of this that no one support it.
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Mann Oct 09, 2016 06:59am
@Jalbani She would then kiss good bye to her Bollywood career. Ta ta.
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Basit Ijaz Oct 09, 2016 08:22am
Oh yeah Pak-Ind relations debate was sooooooo incomplete without her 'valuable' insights.
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Masoud Oct 09, 2016 11:27am
Mahira Khan should know & understand well the atrocities being committed by the Indian forces to silence Kashmiri freedom fighters. Best way for her is to keep quiet, one wrong / sensitive statement will land her in trouble.
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Mohammad zaki Oct 10, 2016 12:53am
@Rajesh Punjabi you are right she should specifically indicate about samjhota express, kulbhoshan yadav, brahmdagh bugti, UN charter, indian pain for CPEC, indian role in Afghanistan & iran etc.
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Rich Oct 10, 2016 05:13am
She is a Pakistani first; but looks like her business interest are coming first!
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Frank Oct 10, 2016 09:22am
By working in an Indian film she took a big gamble, and it did not pay off! Time to say "Adios Amigos"! She should move on with her career.
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Amos Oct 10, 2016 12:24pm
While we are the biggest victims of terrorism ourselves, it is expected of us to condemn every act of terrorism on Indian soil and even acts of legitimate resistance are misconstrued as terrorism. Why don't the Indians condemn multiple terrorist attacks which have claimed over 60,000 lives in Pakistan? I think Mahira's statement does not go far enough, if Erica Derrickson, Nitasha Kaul and Arundhati Roy can condemn the tyrannical Indian-occupation of Kashmir, then why act these so-called celebrities? Injustice and massacre of Kashmiris is real abomination!!
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Aamer Oct 10, 2016 12:35pm
She is worried that her career in Bollywood ended even before it started. She was waiting for Raees to release she was sure this movie will be a hit and she will get more offers from India that’s the reason she didn’t sign any Pakistani movie. After this tension between the two countries and Pakistani actors being banned she can see this won’t happen anytime soon plus Sharukh Khans previous 2 films failed which may also effect the business of Raees. Mahira must concentrate on Pakistani movies otherwise there are other actresses who are taking over. After recent success Mahwish Hayat is more popular than her and Saba Qamar is also getting attention after the trailer of Lahore say Agay.
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