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Indian actress Shabana Azmi and lyricist Javed Akhtar have called off their plan to attend the literature festival in Karachi, Pakistan in the aftermath of Pulwana terror attack.
The event was to be held commemorating the famous Indo-Pak poet Kaifi Azmi. On Friday, Akhtar took to Twitter and stated to have called off their plan to visit Pakistan for a literature event that was to be organized in the Arts Council Karachi.
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“Karachi Art Council had invited Shabana and me for a two-day literature conference about Kaifi Azmi and his poetry. We have canceled that,” he tweeted.
Kranchi art council had invited. Shabana and me for a two day lit conference about Kaifi Azmi and his poetry . We have cancelled that . In 1965 during the indo Pak war Kaifi saheb had written a poem . “ AUR PHIR KRISHAN NE ARJUN SE KAHA “
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) February 15, 2019
Responding to the tweet of Akhtar, Pakistani’s reminded him of Indian atrocities in Kashmir and how cleverly they are trying to brush the real issue under the carpet.
The most privileged of Indian Muslims protecting status & being apologetic about their identities,their conscience unmoved by atrocities endured daily by Kashmiris. Thousands blinded, martyred, and orphaned…to them this is not grim,or outrageous. https://t.co/qJ6EOeubNI
— Khawaja M. Asif (@KhawajaMAsif) February 15, 2019
Karachi. It’s a shame. Karachi or the art-loving people in it are not responsible for what happened in #Pulawama. #GivePeaceAChance https://t.co/cwlQq5emPJ
— Mahwash Ajaz 🇵🇰 (@mahwashajaz_) February 15, 2019
Pls write a poem like your father in law did ,on Kashmir the occupied paradise …zulm rahay or aman bhi ho kya mumkin hay tum hi kaho .. hastee gatee roshan wadee tareeqee maim doob gai… betay Dino ki Laash per aye dil main rotaa hoon tu bhi roo
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) February 15, 2019
Not surprising. They have to rent flats in Mumbai. https://t.co/FvbJzAYUn2
— Abbas Nasir (@abbasnasir59) February 15, 2019
Of course. And you also need to rent a flat in Bombay.
And speaking of cultural exchanges shouldn't the rest of the world stop them with India based on what it does to its Kashmiri Muslim population? https://t.co/VzyWGEJsAc
— omar r quraishi (@omar_quraishi) February 15, 2019
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“Javed Akhtar and I were invited for a 2-day event celebrating Kaifi’s Centenary and were truly looking forward to it. I appreciate that our hosts the Karachi Arts Council mutually agreed to cancel the event at the nth hour in the wake of Pulwama attack,” Shabana Azmi also tweeted.
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She further wrote: “For the first time in all these years, I feel weakened in my belief that people to people contact can force the establishment to do the right thing. We will need to call halt to cultural exchange.”
I am filled with pain and grief and all else ..by the dastardly #Pulwama attack . For the 1st time in all these years I feel weakened in my belief that people to people contact can force the Establishment to do the right thing.We will need to call halt to cultural exchange
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) February 15, 2019
“There is no way we can carry on with cultural exchanges between India and Pakistan even as our martyrs are laying down their lives for us. I stand in solidarity with the grieving families,” she added.
#Pulwama attack There is no way we can carry on with cultural exchanges between India and Pakistan even as our martyrs are laying down their lives for us. I stand in solidarity with the grieving families.
— Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) February 15, 2019
At least 44 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed on Thursday in Srinagar-Jammu Highway in Awantipora area of Pulwama district when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off as a convoy of military vehicles drove by.