Blogs by Saima Ikhlaq

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

Election 2018 and Pakistani Celebrities


For making elections successful,celebrities performed their significant role in awakening the Nation for casting vote on 25th July 2018. Before elections, well renowned celebrities uploaded their video messages on social media that inspired youth and voters.

Sports personalities and showbiz stars upload their pictures with prove of having inked thumb that indicated that they had casted their vote on twitter including Mawra Hocane, Samina Pirzada, faisal Qureshi, bilal abbas, hamza Ali Abbasi,Farhan Saeed and others .Sports personalities include
 Shahid Afridi,Ahmed Shehzad, Shoaib Akhtar, Waseem Akram , Waseem Akram tweeted "I cast my vote today and really proud to be Pakistani"

Designers were also in the race of vote casting.Pakistani designer Hassan Sheryar Yasin also shared a picture of himself after casting his vote. Mostly celebrities spoke in their tweets that they voted for change..... you know what it means.

While on the other hand some of the celebrities faced critics from their followers on social media  just because they played their vital role in vote casting awareness but unfortunately at election day they went away for the Award Show of private Channel that occured in Toronto. Mahira khan was on the top of critic list and then Bushra Ansari , Sajal Ali and others. Beside this critic, these celebrities felt guilty for not casting vote. in an Instagram post, Mahira Khan clarified that she tried but could not manage to arrive in for casting vote and she is regretting the moment.

"As much as I want to be there tomorrow, its unfortunate that i can not to be.There was absolutely  no way to delay my work commitment  which was scheduled months in advance,I tried my best ."And so with heavy heart, I will not be voting this year.I urge  all of you to get out and vote.May this year bring change we all have been waiting to see.InshaAllah. PakistanZindabad. She stated.

Though these celebrities have their tough and bound schedule and their priorities are different Country must come at first, this was the conclusion of famous singer and actor Farhan Saeed in his recent tweet " All the people from my fraternity and otherwise travelling abroad at such a crucial time is heart breaking.Please lets not take our country's future for granted.

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