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Resham apologises for throwing plastic waste into a river, says it was not intentional, happened out of ‘carelessness’

Resham apologises for throwing plastic waste into a river, says it was not intentional, happened out of ‘carelessness’

The actor took to Instagram to apologise to her followers and called it the biggest mistake of her career.
15 Sep, 2022

Actor Resham drew public ire for throwing plastic waste into a river while heading to Charsadda to help flood affectees on Sunday. After her video went viral, many people, including celebrities, criticised her for adding to Pakistan’s pollution problem. After initially calling people out for “trolling her”, the actor has now publicly apologised.

On Wednesday, she took to Instagram and shared a video of herself apologising to her followers and the entire nation. “First of all, please accept my apology because what happened shouldn’t have had happened. It happened out of carelessness and was not done intentionally and for that I apologise to the entire nation. I personally am against littering and to keep our country clean is our duty. I’m also a human and every human makes mistakes, so did I,” she said

She called it the “biggest mistake” of her career and said that she’ll try to make sure it never happens again. She ended her video with an apology from the “bottom of her heart”.

The viral video clip showed the actor stepping out of the car on a highway to distribute bread and meat she was carrying. What irked people was that as Resham stood by the edge of the flyover and recorded herself throwing the food into the river, she also threw the plastic containers and bags the food came in.

Criticism came from netizens as well as celebrities such as Meesha Shafi and Shaneira Akram. After the criticism, the actor gave an interview to The Friday Times where she said there are more pressing issues to worry about. “Women are gang raped here everyday. Violence against women is commonplace. I was merely offering sadaqah [charity],” she said.

“I am in Charsadda as we speak. I have been been quietly helping thousands affected in the calamity-hit district. But, of course, people are only interested in trolling me. I do a lot of good too,” she had reasoned.

Comments

Owais Sep 15, 2022 11:44am
It is for sure out of habit, caught on the camera !
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NYS Sep 15, 2022 11:58am
Behold ! Flood and rape issues are in hype, ma'am rehabilitation is in process.. As far concern what is happening in surroundings, We cannot close our eyes when charity was in making so please be careful for the next donation Apologized anyway....
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Khan Sep 15, 2022 12:06pm
Great! Realizing your mistake and apologizing is a grand gesture! I hope other people in the industry and celebrities start doing the same for their mistakes.
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No one Sep 15, 2022 12:11pm
Pathetic way to stay in news.
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Sep 15, 2022 12:31pm
To err is human and to admit one's mistake is divine.
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Atta Sep 15, 2022 12:39pm
Feeling sorry after being caught, typical.
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Farhan Sep 15, 2022 12:49pm
Thanks for apologising publicly and realising mistake which we all humans do. Please give this meat to humans who would be more deserving than fish in the river Cheers
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Bhaijani Sep 15, 2022 12:55pm
@No one NO she is just trying to educate people and that is commendable....
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Isthisreal Sep 15, 2022 01:08pm
As if other people care about throwing rubbish. Stop this hypocrisy, just making a mockery out of someone caught by chance.. unless it's a publicity stunt which is really shallow I must say.
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Mahnaz Qaiser Sep 15, 2022 01:51pm
This is the mentality of most.All of us think that our little bit of rubbish won't make a difference, and so,we all litter,making our country one large garbage dump.
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A. Ali Sep 15, 2022 01:55pm
she threw a bottle n river, then apologized, all good until here. how does this act got to reach on our mainstream print news media?.... the video should have been sent to relevant authorities who should have fined her... but instead she got attention... how come she managed to appear out of nowhere ?
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M. Saeed Sep 15, 2022 01:57pm
To err is human but, it takes a great courage to accept one's mistake and apologise.
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JhunJhunwala-Tikkaramgurung Sep 15, 2022 02:02pm
Better late than never huh at least she had the decency to realise her mistake and apologise
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Taj Ahmad Sep 15, 2022 02:35pm
Apologies accepted as mistake was unintentional as it came out of no where. Thanks Resham.
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Zion Sep 15, 2022 02:53pm
Resham should have said yeh meri Bewakoofi thee apni, then apologise. Aadat ki majboori hoti hei yeh intention ki baay nahein thee, apki aadat kharaab thee jub tuk logon nay point out kiya; ub theek hogai.
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AJ Sep 15, 2022 02:54pm
You don’t have to film it either..
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SayNoToPlastics Sep 15, 2022 02:59pm
Thank you Madame , let's hope the remaining 220 million persons who have no shame destroying their beautiful land , let's hope they repent and stop polluting .
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Syed Hasni Sep 15, 2022 03:19pm
Subha ka bhoola agar shaam ko laut aaye to usse bhoola nahi khete
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MAK Sep 15, 2022 03:34pm
What do you expect from an illiterate born and raised in that famous Lahore locality?
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ST Sep 15, 2022 04:17pm
Naoki ker derya me daal? Or Polluted naiki derya me daal??
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Ibrahim S Sep 15, 2022 05:13pm
A sincere apology should stop trolling . She should find better way for charity . We are not living in stone age anymore . Our parents did what they knew best in their time . Let’s move on and join 21st century.
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Jigen.m19 Sep 15, 2022 05:57pm
Trying to seek attention
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babar Sep 15, 2022 07:14pm
Greatness of Resham! Realized and apologized for her mistake and do not intend to repeat. That's what all it takes but needs courage. Hope all of us follow.
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Ehsan Sep 15, 2022 07:29pm
Shows strength of your character. Hope you can be a voice for a clean Pakistan
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Bunny Sep 15, 2022 07:42pm
i think its grace ful of her to accept and apologise in public . most celebrities dont even bother .
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Sami Sep 15, 2022 10:17pm
She means, she will never get caught doing it again on camera.
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Maula Jatt Sep 16, 2022 12:51am
At least she realized her mistake
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M khan Sep 16, 2022 03:19am
If you are careless, you don’t do it on camera. Obviously, Ms Resham thought it was cool to throw plastic and meat into an l ready polluted flooded river. And therein lies the problem.
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M. Emad Sep 16, 2022 09:26am
Pakistan Rivers, Sea Beaches, Air most polluted in the world
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