Asim Azhar spoke up for the Shia community after a wave of rampant targeted violence against them has, once again, gripped the nation.
Recently, there has been a massive anti-Shia rally in Karachi, where chants calling the Shia community ‘kaafir ‘ were sounded stones were pelted at an Imam Bargah. Sadly, the government has taken no actions yet to prevent this religious extremism.
Asim Azhar, among many others, took to Twitter to highlight this movement against the Shia community, in the wake of the recent events
He was disappointed at the fact that our country has come to the point of massive intolerance of any faith or sect. Asim Azhar asked PM Imran Khan to take notice of the issue.
Hello @ImranKhanPTI sir ! I’m afraid our country is coming to a point where being from a particular sect can end your life. It was always there but now it is out in the open. It’s like the people who are out for blood in the name of religion have no one to fear. #ShiaGenocide
— Asim Azhar (@AsimAzharr) September 12, 2020
Asim was afraid of becoming a possible target at this tweet, but he was more afraid of the people whose lives are at risk
I’m afraid tweeting this could make me a target for them too maybe but at least I want to let you know – this is not the Pakistan that Quaid founded. I’m scared not just for Shias but for every person I know that belongs to a background that triggers the extremists. @ImranKhanPTI
— Asim Azhar (@AsimAzharr) September 12, 2020
People are appreciating Asim Azhar for speaking up on an issue that Pakistani celebrities usually don’t talk about
Youre the only person thats speaking for shias and just so you know from now onwards youll be in my prayers always
— Syeda Alina Hyder Jafry (@HyderJafry) September 12, 2020
Atleast you have guts to tweet about this injustice! Thankyou Asim.
All we want is a safe environment where we can practice our beliefs!— S (@auntyParveen1) September 12, 2020
Thank you very much for speaking, Whatever people say about this but i assure you that you have internal peace and pleasure after speaking for the oppressed
— ali461 (@alee461) September 12, 2020
Mad appreciation for @AsimAzharr for using his platform to speak so openly about the issue. Hope more celebrities follow suit! https://t.co/bQ5J1XAaV4
— Shehzad Ghias Shaikh (@Shehzad89) September 13, 2020
They are also demanding for proper measures to be taken before it is too late
You are so right for the first time I am scared for the #shia community in Pakistan. The establishment must intervene before its gets bloody and then no one will be able to stop it @ImranKhanPTI #ShiaGenocide
— Ian Qamar🇵🇰🇸🇪 (@Eeyunk) September 12, 2020
I request @OfficialDGISPR and @ImranKhanPTI @PakPMO please sir take this seriously we are citizens of this country we are not feeling safe… Please stop the madness of extremism its growing all religions leaders should be called and take any necessary actions to stop this shit..
— Syeda Amber 🇵🇰 (@imamber0) September 12, 2020
Extremism is again rising. We need to eradicate this sectarianism from grassroots level. It has already done much damage to our country! https://t.co/HOPNnkCoHU
— Numan Malik (@maliknumman) September 12, 2020
Major respect for Asim Azhar for becoming the voice of so many oppressed Shias out there. Whatever the differences are, it’s saddening to see our country becoming a place where religious sects and minorities feel unsafe. It’s high time the government takes action against these hate crimes before it is too late.
What do you think about Asim Azhar’s statement? Do you agree as well? Let us know in the comments.
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