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How Pakistani celebrities reacted to Musharraf's sentencing

How Pakistani celebrities reacted to Musharraf's sentencing

Naturally, our celebs had something to say on the occasion.
Updated 18 Dec, 2019

On Monday, a special court in Islamabad on Tuesday found former military ruler retired General Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason and handed him a death sentence under Article 6 of the Constitution.

This was big news because it’s the first time in Pakistan's history that a military chief has been declared guilty of high treason and handed a death sentence — so naturally, our celebs had something to say on the occasion.

Many spoke out in support of the former president:

While others took it as an opportunity to hail the judiciary:

And some went on a completely different tangent:

Comments

Khalid Abdullah Dec 18, 2019 07:43pm
Musharaff was a true and loyal soldier who did what he thought to be in the best interests of the country, even if what he did was illegal it does NOT warrant the death penalty. There are far more crooked people in the country that have done far more damage to the country than he ever did.
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Khan Dec 18, 2019 08:27pm
Its about time we stop glorifying individuals and work on building institutions.
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Nirmal Dec 18, 2019 11:41pm
Wow..... Interesting...very interesting. Do they even know what dictatorship has costed Pakistan?
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A. ALI Dec 19, 2019 01:36am
I hardly know these celebrities...
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tribal Dec 19, 2019 01:52pm
@Khan Which institutions? Nawaz and Zardari destroyed them!
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tribal Dec 19, 2019 01:52pm
@Nirmal why don't you enlighten us?
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