War is on the forefront at the LOC, with Indian troops shelling across the border in the early hours of the morning, and Pakistan retaliating by shooting down two Indian Airforce jets. The Kashmir conflict is escalating, and it’s catalyzing tension between Indians and Pakistanis. One plane fell inside Pakistani territory while two pilots have allegedly been captured, according to the BBC.
While opinions are incredibly divided on social media, after last night’s shellings, our Pakistani celebrities have been advocating peace and not war as innocent lives are being lost in a conflict that’s getting out of hand. The hashtag #SayNoToWar has been trending.
Feroze Khan tweeted earlier in the morning, calling to “give peace, kindness and life a chance.”
Give peace, kindness and life a chance !
— Feroze Khan (@ferozekhaan) February 27, 2019
Urwa Hocane supported our troops but remained adamant that war is not the answer; “we don’t want war.” She saluted the Army for sending out a message that they wanted peace.
So proud of #PaksitanArmy for still sending a message of Peace. That is the true strength of Pakistan, I am a Pakistani and we don’t want war ! #PakistanZindabaad 🇵🇰
— URWA HOCANE (@VJURWA) February 27, 2019
Farhan Saeed stressed the statement “Peace, not war” repeatedly to India, but indirectly warned them too that if they do not accept it then there will be consequences.
Peace, Not war! Peace, Not war! Peace, Not war!
But still if you don't get it then get ready! #PakistanStrikesBack#PakistanZindabad
— Farhan Saeed (@farhan_saeed) February 27, 2019
Hareem Farooq also agreed that “war is no victory for anyone,” and stressed the importance of human life.
War is no victory for anyone – end of the day only human lives are lost no matter which side you belong to ‼️
— Hareem Farooq (@FarooqHareem) February 26, 2019
Armeena Khan urged everyone in Kashmir to stay safe, after calling out Priyanka Chopra for her Pro-India tweet being a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
Please stay safe everyone 🙏🏻 https://t.co/ReiLoFSoA4
— Armeena Khan (@ArmeenaRK) February 27, 2019
Mawra condemned those preaching for war, and used a powerful quote to express her opinion; “there can be NO winners in war if we value human life at all.”
“There can be NO winners in war if we value Human Life at all.“
Christopher Holliday.
It’s time we understand this as humans.The media needs to take charge & stop being provocative. It’s our duty to inculcate peace & use our words for better & not worse.
Praying for peace always!— MAWRA HOCANE (@MawraHocane) February 26, 2019
Iqra Aziz went on a much-needed tirade, denouncing those who are “cheering for war” and said that “killing each other is not a solution, peace is.”
To all those cheering for war from the comfort of their luxurious homes, please think that its the soldiers who die unnecessarily. Killing each other is not a solution, peace is. May God bless us with wisdom to spread more peace and less hatred. Pakistan zindabad 🇵🇰
— Iqra Aziz (@IqraAzizz) February 26, 2019
Maria Memon too stated that if both countries resort to war, then it is a “failure of policy.”
“ Both countries have the capability & capacity but War means failure of policy. We dont want to escalate. “ – @OfficialDGISPR
— Maria Memon (@Maria_Memon) February 27, 2019
Faysal Quraishi simply wished that our troops be alright amidst what could turn into one of the deadliest battles Kashmir has seen in decades.
May God bless our soldiers #PakistanArmyZindabad #PakistanAirForceOurPride #PakistanZindabaad
— Faysal Quraishi (@faysalquraishi) February 27, 2019
Famous BBC Urdu host Fifi Haroon simply put up the emblem of peace; a dove.
— Fifi Haroon (@fifiharoon) February 27, 2019
Hamza Ali Abbasi, as we all know is overtly patriotic in our nation’s matters, and while his latest tweet didn’t entirely suggest peace, he did salute our PAF jets.
Hearing PAF jets patrolling over Islamabad, gives me peace, puts a smile on my face. Thankyou Allah for blessing Pak with nuclear equipped Armed Forces… Verna Afghanistan, Syria aur Iraq bann ne mein dair na lagti seeing the war hysteria of lying idiot rabbid dogs like Modi.
— Hamza Ali Abbasi (@iamhamzaabbasi) February 26, 2019
Do you agree with these celebrities?