Celebrities mourn victims of Peshawar blast

In the last week of January, a bomb blast inside a mosque in Peshawar’s Police Lines area claimed more than 100 lives and left several others injured. In response to such a tragic event, Pakistan’s leading artistes and celebrities, such as cricketers Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Mohammad Hafeez and Iftikhar Ahmad, along with actors Faysal Quraishi, Adnan Siddiqui, Ahmed Ali Butt and Saba Qamar prayed for the victims and shared their deep condolences with the families of the deceased.

In his message, actor Adnan Siddiqui expressed his deep disgust for the perpetrators who attacked innocent people that too at a sacred place of worship and prayer. TV and film Actress Saba Qamar prayed for the victims and posted a heartbreak emoji on her social media handle.

Asking for such incidents to stop, Pakistan’s leading fast-bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi wrote in his Twitter account that his heart was crying. “My heart cries seeing people of my country in pain, praying for the quick recovery of all the victims and my thoughts go out with the affected families. This must stop!” according to Afridi.

Pakistan’s number one batsman and skipper Babar Azam tweeted, “Devastating news from Peshawar.💔 My sincere condolences to the families of departed souls and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured ones. May Almighty have mercy on our beloved country.”

Cricketer Mohammad Hafeez prayed for the deceased and the affected families. Pakistan’s T20 player Iftikhar Ahmad requested the concerned authorities to take immediate action against the perpetrators and make those pay who are behind this heinous act.

In his message of condolence, actor Faysal Quraishi prayed for safety of the country and reminded people that the perpetrators will be punished in the hereafter. According to actor Ahmed Ali Butt, the Peshawar bomb blast was kind of a welcome back to the “old, SCARY Pakistan.”