Amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions and calls for Pakistani artists to stop working for the neighbouring country's film industry, actress Mahira Khan has finally broken her silence on the issue.
"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," she said in a statement to her 2.7 million followers on her official Facebook account.
Top performers such as Fawad Khan, Ali Zafar, Mahira Khan, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, and Mawra Hocane are among a host of Pakistani artistes who have worked in several projects across the border.
But a rise in the political temperature and escalating cross-border tensions prompted the performers to think twice before issuing any statement on the issue, after activists of extremist parties in India called for Pakistani artists to leave the country.
"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," said the Raees star.
"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," she said.
"It has also been in this time my faith in saner minds and goodness has been restored, thank you for the messages, love and support. Hoping and praying for peace always," she said.
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