KARACHI: Famous Pakistani actress, Mehwish Hayat has reacted to allegations being levelled against her by the Indian media after she highlighted Indian atrocities in Kashmir.
On a social media website Twitter, She said, “I will not give credence to the unfounded accusations being made about me in some Indian media by issuing a statement.”
“I know exactly what their agenda is & why they’re doing this. All I will say to them is that this kind of gutter journalism will not shut me up,” she added.
I will continue to highlight their atrocities in Kashmir and to call out Bollywood for its hypocrisy. Oh BTW next time if you want to link my name with someone .. may I suggest @LeoDiCaprio ? ????
— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) August 26, 2020
Mehwish said, “I will continue to highlight their atrocities in Kashmir and to call out Bollywood for its hypocrisy. Oh, BTW next time if you want to link my name with someone… May I suggest Leonardo”?
Earlier, the actress had demanded the international community take action against India for committing atrocities against the people of occupied Kashmir.
Since the incident came amid the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests over the killing of an unarmed black man in the US, actress Mehwish Hayat drew the attention of the global community towards Indian atrocities and said: “Kashmiri lives also matter!”
On Twitter, she had shared the heartwrenching picture of the Kashmiri toddle sitting sull on his shot dead grandfather, “If this doesn’t move you Idk what will”.
“How can the world stand by quietly& allow Indian Forces to act with such impunity &get away with this aggression against innocent ppl of #Kashmir? How much longer are we going 2 turns a blind eye? This has to stop. Kashmiri lives also matter! [sic],” she added.
If this doesn’t move you Idk what will. How can the world stand by quietly& allow Indian Forces to act with such impunity &get away with this aggression against innocent ppl of #Kashmir .How much longer are we going 2 turn a blind eye?This has to stop.Kashmiri lives also matter! pic.twitter.com/f1KIv7TvII
— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) July 1, 2020
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