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Shaniera Akram gives Minal Khan a lesson on road safety we should all remember this monsoon season

Shaniera Akram gives Minal Khan a lesson on road safety we should all remember this monsoon season

Khan and her fiancé, Ahsan Mohsin Ikram, were driving in the Karachi rain a little too carelessly for Akram's liking.
13 Jul, 2021

Shaniera Akram recently took to social media to remind actors Minal Khan and Ahsan Mohsin Ikram of something we all need to remember this rainfall season — enjoying the weather while driving does not excuse us from following road safety rules.

Ikram recently shared an Instagram story of Khan enjoying the rain and singing in the passenger seat of a moving car. It seems that Ikram was recording Khan and driving the car at the same time. Khan wasn't wearing a seatbelt.

The Instagram story was widely circulated on social media until it reached Akram's feed as well.

"Come on guys, you're famous, and have millions of followers, is it too hard to be a little bit more responsible?" Akram commented while sharing the story. "Put your seatbelt on and eyes on the road! I'm sorry to say but that wont be as cute if she's singing it in the hospital."

Akram has often used her platform to raise awareness about various civic issues. In 2020, both she and her husband Wasim Akram highlighted the alarming amounts of trash and sewage found on a beach in Karachi.

Khan and her fiancé have more than seven million followers on Instagram together. We can understand Akram's concern about setting better examples when one has such a massive following on social media. With a big fandom comes big responsibility after all.

Celebrities or otherwise, let's all make it a point to follow road safety rules while driving. It's dangerous to not follow these rules at any time but even more so when the roads are wet and slippery after a spell of rain.

Comments

ST Jul 13, 2021 11:47am
Shaniera is too pokey in everyone's business
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Jonathen Jul 13, 2021 11:58am
The police brigade of Mr and Mrs Akram
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tQ Jul 13, 2021 12:00pm
Gone are the days when FAME was a prodigy of "Hard work and Excellence". Now it is a "DIRT CHEAP" commodity courtesy electronic & social media.
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Gfg Jul 13, 2021 12:33pm
100 percent agreed Shaniera
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Amber Jul 13, 2021 12:34pm
Wasim and his wife are possibly the most annoying couple ever. Holier than thou attitude with a match fixing past.
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Zafar Jul 13, 2021 12:43pm
Well we see it all the time on Pakistani dramas. No seat belts and driving while messaging or ion the phone, these scenes are common on tv drama serials, responsibility to promote health and safety amongst other public safety messages are heavily on media outlets.
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NYS Jul 13, 2021 12:53pm
Maa'm let them enjoy
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Malik Jul 13, 2021 12:58pm
@ST Celebrities are unfortunately taken as role models now a days by our younger generation. So anything that celebrities are doing is blindly followed by millions of young girls and guys. So I totally agree with Shaniera. It is not about poking in someone else business but the actress is on the road and she has to follow the public protocol. If she will follow it then millions of others will follow suit. This is how public awareness is created around the world.
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ZHW Jul 13, 2021 01:08pm
Well said Shaneira! And now for the critics, please 'Focus' on what is being said and not who is saying it! Take care
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yoyo Jul 13, 2021 01:10pm
She thinks she is in Australia .
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kash Jul 13, 2021 01:20pm
That model of car dont have pre-installed seatbelts
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Oldhabibian Jul 13, 2021 01:39pm
Influenced by past movies! Thank you for reminding them. But will they heed the advise? Probably not.
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Practical Jul 13, 2021 01:46pm
Shaniera is trying to implement Australian driving standard in Pakistan. While the standards are good, but the problem is that if somebody comes from Australia and follows the Australian standard, then one will not be able to move the car specially in Karachi. I remember telling the rickshaw driver that he is breaking the one way law. The immediate response was, it appears that you have come from overseas.
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Jimmy Jul 13, 2021 02:05pm
Well said, celebrities and people in the public eye should set good standards of morality
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hyra Jul 13, 2021 02:59pm
@ST but she is right. these toxic celebs are ruining distorted mindsets further by their extremely shallow images and zero achievements.
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Yra Jul 13, 2021 03:04pm
Good job Shaniera! These so called stars need some dusting.
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Chrís Dăn Jul 13, 2021 03:10pm
@ST do you actuallylike any of your own well wishers?
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TOC Jul 13, 2021 03:12pm
Wow, everyone calling out the Akrams for their 'meddling' when it's the TV star setting a horrible example, and then people are like "Ma'am, let them enjoy"... The energy posting a comment here would have been better utilised telling the starlets not to put up, for the sake of social media appearances and bollywood like scenarios of their life, examples of utter ignorance. Why? Bhai Instagram followers 1M+ jo hai, tau tub tau sub kuch karna allowed hai... Such mindless sheep following these celebrities in Pakistan.
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The Truth Spy Jul 13, 2021 03:24pm
celebrities?? who are they??
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Tadka Jul 13, 2021 03:56pm
political calling soon
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M. Saeed Jul 13, 2021 04:23pm
Shaniera's voice matters much more than mine, for telling the obvious. Otherwise, who can refuse the importance of seat belts while driving and keeping eyes on the road??
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zahid Jul 13, 2021 04:54pm
I think its a good thing to point out the kind of irresponsible behavior that our general public displays so often .....
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Muslim girl Jul 13, 2021 04:55pm
Mrs Akram is 110% right. If some one is famous doesn't mean that they have the certificate to break rules. She has so weird photos with her fiancee which is totally against the moral values. She belongs to a good family so behave like a descent girl, so that a number of teenagers and adults will learn good things from our heroes. Engagement is not an authentic relationship, Please don't give wrong message. Thank you
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Zulfiqar Jul 13, 2021 05:03pm
@ST she has a point that all Pakistanis need to heed. Instead of being defensive one should appreciate. It’s already established she means well.
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Abbasshah Jul 13, 2021 05:04pm
Pokey &cheapy.
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AMBER GUL RASHID Jul 13, 2021 05:44pm
@Muslim girl Are you sure Mrs Akram used to observe purdah in front of Waseem when they were engaged ? : - )
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AMBER GUL RASHID Jul 13, 2021 05:46pm
@TOC errr and the Akrams are not milking the media for money?
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Silent Observer Jul 13, 2021 05:57pm
Well said Shaniera. Every effort must count and it goes a long way for public awareness.
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Ghaznavi Jul 13, 2021 06:55pm
@ST no she is too smart for you people. She comes from a culture where people look out for each other and help each other . She’s looking out for people who may be seriously injured if they acted like these baboons.
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Rashid Jul 13, 2021 09:09pm
Shaniera is absolutely right !!! Generally noticed, Pakistanis do not like to follow the rules, regulations and safety protocells. And, if and when they're reminded of the rules they're suppose to follow for their own and others safety they get offended and lash out absurdities - this is a sign of immature and abnormal society.
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Zakir Shah Jul 13, 2021 09:18pm
The problem with us is that if someone corrects us we find faults in them.. Shaneria is 100% correct, even if u don't like it.. She is correct and has a very valid point. Road safety is not a joke.
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Yusuf Jul 13, 2021 10:26pm
@Ghaznavi haha, true that!
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Shagufta Aziz Jul 13, 2021 11:03pm
True Shaniera, way to go. We are the worst people on road
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Azeem Tareen Jul 13, 2021 11:05pm
@ST what she is critiquing is already in public domain so how is it being pokey? Celebrities need to learn that Road safety is imperative and everyone's needs to stick to basic road safety principles.
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Glen D'Abreo Jul 13, 2021 11:27pm
Shaniera Akram talk is cheap. Get a campaign to get the paint companies in Karachi to offer free paint to building that have not been painted in the last 20 years. There are some beautiful old building that need a face lift of color. There should be a moratorium that all building needs a fresh coat of paint. Many dilapidated buildings look like the slums of Africa and there is no desire to bring the older historical building to their original glory. If they can refurbish Empress Market the with a little push they can work on the grand old skeletons of building around Karachi.
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Afaq Sher Jul 14, 2021 04:22am
@ST This quam need some poking to do thing right becoause on their own they won't. Even they do not like Advise(Poking).
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Khan Riaz Jul 14, 2021 08:22am
@tQ zabardast reply
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Khan Riaz Jul 14, 2021 08:22am
Zabardast reply
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AinOther Jul 14, 2021 09:01am
@ST following driving safety rules has become people's personal business? Thank you for letting us know
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Parrot Jul 14, 2021 12:20pm
Agree with Shaniera here. With a huge following, these 'celebrities' impact the behavior of large segments of population. We all know that such celebrities are not the bastions of morality, but there should be a bare minimum for socially responsible behavior that they must adhere to.
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Taj Ahmad Jul 14, 2021 05:32pm
I suggest, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and CM Sindh to named Ms.Shaniera Akram as new Administrator (Mayor) of Karachi to run this mega city based on her great civic duties during her time living in Karachi for so long, she is a wife of bowling legend Wasim Akram.
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Taj Ahmad - USA Jul 14, 2021 05:40pm
@Zafar I'm 100% agreed with Zafar, not only in Pakistan but also around the world, Pakistanis and Indians families watching Pakistanis dramas on Hum, ARY and Geo TVs and when they sees speeding, driving without belt, driving against red traffic lights, loud shouting etc etc, giving out wrong messages to these families living in UK, USA, Canada, UAE and other parts of the world. Please be mindful and do the right things on TV dramas series in future, thanks to all.
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Adnan Jul 15, 2021 07:27pm
@ST Right now you are poking in her business.
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Sarmad Jul 16, 2021 08:54am
road accidents has in Pakistan is once of the highest .in the region. please perceive her message positively and spread it accordingly..
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