One of the most popular names in the Pakistani entertainment industry, Farhan Saeed, accused the Indian media of spreading hate after the ghastly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, that killed 26. His Suno Chanda co-star Sabeena Farooq also joined him in bashing India on social media.
Farhan, who has also worked briefly in India, took to his Instagram stories and wrote, "As much as it's sad what happened in #pahalgam, it's cringe worthy to see Indian media, the most irresponsible and the agitator! (sic)."
He went on to say, "Not the first time and I am sure not the last, it'll keep getting worse. For their trps they will say anything and if Godforbid if anything happens between these two countries they'll be first one to run and people of both countries will suffer! Act responsibly! (sic)."
For those unversed, Farhan crooned the song, Thodi Der, in the 2017 Bollywood film, Half Girlfriend.
Sabeena, on the other hand, wrote in Hindi, "Be it Palestine or Pahelgam, people have been killed in front of their loved ones, houses have been destroyed. The ones who died are gone and the ones who survived will die every day. We cannot even imagine the pain they are going through (sic)."
"Please Pakistani social media, everything is not a joke. Have some empathy. And Indian media, don't spread hate and brainwash people. Show some responsibility. Not every crisis is an opportunity (sic)," she added.
As soon as they shared the notes on Instagram, Indian netizens slammed them for criticising the country and also engaged in a war of words with Pakistani fans in the comments section.
Meanwhile, several Pakistani celebs have condemned the Pehelgam attack, including Mahira Khan, Fahad Khan, Mawra Hocane, Hania Aamir, among others, and called for an end to violence.
