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Resham embarks on ‘a new beginning’ to make Pakistan cleaner by picking up roadside trash

Resham embarks on ‘a new beginning’ to make Pakistan cleaner by picking up roadside trash

The actor thanked her well-wishers who "sought to guide" her and corrected her when she threw plastic waste in a river. She also called out those who criticised for "the sake of personal clout".
20 Sep, 2022

After coming under fire for throwing plastic waste into a river and apologising, Resham is here to prove that she doesn’t just talk the talk. The actor went on a cleaning drive and wrote that the last few days have been a steep learning curve for her and to demonstrate her condemnation of littering, she took part in a “litter cleaning initiative”.

On Monday, the actor took to Instagram and shared a clip of herself and a helper cleaning the roadside. In the post she wrote, “The last few days have been a steep learning curve for me and I want to thank everyone, especially my well wishers, who sought to guide me and correct me, using kindness and love, instead of condemnation for the sake of personal clout.”

She added that Pakistan is our home and that we must keep it clean. She found that there’s no better way to demonstrate that other than by setting an example and picking up garbage. She hoped that this practice would sooth any hurt she may have “inadvertently caused” with her actions. “Let’s make Pakistan cleaner and kinder. Sending you all my warmest wishes. This is a new beginning for me and for us all,” she wrote.

Armeena Khan, who defended her against Shaniera Akram, also dropped in the comment section and lauded the actor. “Good on you,” she wrote. Actor Ahsan Khan shared Resham’s video to his Instagram stories and wrote, “Great gesture by Resham. Must appreciate her reaction and now the action. Yaad rahe ye kachra Resham ne nahi phainka [remember, Resham didn’t dispose off this trash].”

Where it all started

Last week, a video clip started doing the rounds online featured the actor stepping out of her car on a highway to throw bread and meat into a river as an act of sadqa. 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.

Prior to her apology video Resham had given an interview to The Friday Times where she said there are more pressing issues to worry about. “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.

Two days later, on September 14, Resham took to Instagram and shared a clip of herself apologising to not only her followers but 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 had 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 following day she was criticised by Akram who said, “Without really knowing it, she single handedly produced a nation wide campaign on ‘what not to do with your rubbish’. Not even a company spending thousands on a clean Pakistan campaign could get the publicity she did.” Later, however, she expressed her appreciation of Resham’s apology.

Comments

Oldhabibian Sep 20, 2022 04:14pm
Kudos to her. Great gesture.
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KA Sep 20, 2022 04:16pm
Just a coverup for the reaction of people on throwing trash in the River. Littering or keeping clean is in the instincts.....
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Yasir Sep 20, 2022 04:29pm
She learnt in 50+ years that one should dispose off the garbage properly, rather than polluting our precious rivers! Kon log hain ye!
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AJ Sep 20, 2022 04:30pm
Good. Actions speak louder than words. Kudos to her for this corrective action. Good Message for the entire Pakistani community!
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Nh Sep 20, 2022 04:39pm
Oh what a waste of time this article is.
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Omnivore Sep 20, 2022 04:41pm
This is a very good and constructive response to her controversy You can't change your past mistakes but you can learn from it and become better, good to see
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Syed Hasni Sep 20, 2022 04:46pm
She is such a chameleon, total turnaround. Seeing this Shienra will be having a headache, she will turned off the light, roll over and go right to sleep- poor wasim
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Isthisreal Sep 20, 2022 04:47pm
OMG Publicity stunt phase 2
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Dr. Salaria, Aamir Ahmad Sep 20, 2022 04:50pm
Great move and excellent news but that does not warrant what she did few days ago as right.
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Bunny Sep 20, 2022 05:04pm
shes setting a fine example . celebrities are like stars. we can look at them and follow their path .
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Fauzia Sep 20, 2022 05:15pm
Good initiative thank you! Someone has to teach our children, we are not born to live in the trash. Other celebrities may also want to lead this drive in their own neighborhoods. This would be a win win situation for all.
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Qbc Sep 20, 2022 05:45pm
Just a PR exercise but people will fall for it and business as usual for her.
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Shehryar Sep 20, 2022 06:08pm
Doesn't matter what's in her mind .what's more important is the one she demonstrates now ...a step ahead of simple apology
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Farhan Sep 20, 2022 06:33pm
Good job! Please protect yourself and do not pickup the trash by hands instead use trash pan. Please wear gloves too if possible to avoid all kind of diseases causes by contact.
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Oldhabibian Sep 20, 2022 06:33pm
@KA I think we should take it positively. How many people in Pakistan among the rich would show such character and accept one's mistake? No many. Resham has shown that she is positive and unique!
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Sanwal Sep 20, 2022 06:36pm
Please clean your neighborhood and plant a Tree. Make Pakistan Green and Clean
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Omar Sep 20, 2022 06:38pm
Throwing trash and littering outside was instinctive and her true self. Posturing and getting in front if camera and picking up trash by hand is just a social media attention opportunity. But then what to say about her when almost the entire country is “dramaybaaz”.
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Ejaz Sep 20, 2022 06:53pm
@Fauzia - Next stage problem begins after collecting garbage and that’s what to do with collected garbage?
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Moth Sep 20, 2022 06:57pm
Resham. Please make this a movement and lead to clean Pakistan. Do not back off. People will join you and I could be among those people. Just do it. Humble request.
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Waqas Sep 20, 2022 07:13pm
The stuff they do for publicity
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Ehsan Sep 20, 2022 07:18pm
Sign of a very strong character, accepting one’s mistake in public, apologizing and then practically doing something about it.
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Kingiam Sep 20, 2022 07:19pm
Go girl I slated you last time round now will applaud you this time keep up the good work and not just a show for the cameras
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SayNoToPlastics Sep 20, 2022 07:39pm
Great ! I do hope that all who read this will go out tomorrow and do the same and make ten more people follow suit . Thank you Madame and hope many more celebreties will join in the effort and keep it alive .
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Imran Sep 20, 2022 07:40pm
Thank you Resham, hopefully others will follow.
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Qamar Ahmed Sep 20, 2022 07:44pm
We are a bunch of people who are mistakenly living in civilized period.
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Booali Sep 20, 2022 07:56pm
show off
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Algoritmi Sep 20, 2022 08:05pm
@Yasir No, she is reacting after getting "Public Chhitter" from Mrs. Waseem Akram. Sadly, people in Pakistan do good things only for show off. Resham's action of throwing plastic in river was her natural act when she was not thinking about anything. Only time will tell if she does not repeat the same when she is not in Instagram or tiktok photo shoot.
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ST Sep 20, 2022 08:18pm
Now throw it in the river ;p
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Mansur Ul Haque Sep 20, 2022 08:32pm
Well done Resham. We love you. Instead of making appeals for donations to flood victims you are doing good work by physically involving in cleaning operation. You are star and people love you. Please keep it up the good work. Don't discontinue it. Highlight areas where corporation and authorities don't giving attention for cleaning. Believe you me your this effort is rated much higher than building hospitals/ schools.
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Milka Singh Sep 20, 2022 08:40pm
Great to see that she has learned a lesson. Hopefully she continues on this path.
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M. Emad Sep 20, 2022 09:39pm
Attention-seeking Stunts.
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Sultan Sep 20, 2022 09:54pm
@Ejaz Dump it into a dumpster or at a designated area.
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Sultan Sep 20, 2022 09:58pm
@Waqas It is a positive publicity, which is also creating the awareness among the masses, helping to clean the city. Why should one oppose it?
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Alexa Sep 20, 2022 10:48pm
Montessorie kids in Pakistan have better manners than her.
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Raza Sep 20, 2022 11:55pm
Just a Photo Op.... How sad.
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Henchi Sep 21, 2022 12:02am
How about paying poor sweepers to clean the garbage.
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Isra Sep 21, 2022 12:10am
Excellent gesture. Anyone can learn at any stage. I wish and hope the proper handy tools are brought into use for the ease of task and efficiency.
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Chandra Sep 21, 2022 12:21am
Great gesture! I see lot of people staring at her but nobody is coming forward to help her.
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Shahid Sep 21, 2022 12:58am
Well done Resham. Our celebrities need to become ral rolemodels. I hope others will follow her in this good work.
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BeKind Sep 21, 2022 02:29am
Please give her a break. She made a mistake and is trying to correct herself. Stop trolling her. We all make mistakes.
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BeKind Sep 21, 2022 02:31am
@Omar : in your bleak world no one can make a mistake and then genuinely try to right the wrong.
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Shahid Sadiq Sep 21, 2022 03:05am
A very rare human species: One who admits their mistake and practically acts upon correcting it. Respect you ma'am.
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Roohi Hussain Sep 21, 2022 03:32am
Good job Resham, from learning from your mistake and showing remorse by this positive gesture!
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Helping hands Sep 21, 2022 09:43am
I really cannot register how nonchalantly someone can throw plastic in the river, it gives me the shivers! Honestly, it has to do with family upbringing. BUT, if the lady has made up for her lack of education and learned her lesson, let's give her a pat on the back.
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Rehana Bounse Sep 21, 2022 10:23am
@Oldhabibian what’s the big deal? This should be normal response from childhood
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Rehana Bounse Sep 21, 2022 10:24am
@Sanwal definitely! I second that .
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Isthisreal Sep 21, 2022 01:41pm
Look at everyone drooling over her
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