Calling for peaceful dialogue, he added, "Pakistan is a peace loving nation. Why talk abt extreme measures when things can be resolved through dialogues?"
Published: Fri 30 Sep 2016, 11:38 AM
Updated: Thu 19 Dec 2019, 5:20 PM
Amid surging tensions between India and Pakistan, cricketer Shahid Afridi has urged both the countries to say no to war and resolve differences through dialogue.
"When two neighbours fight, both homes are affected," the former Pakistan cricket team captain tweeted.
Calling for peaceful dialogue, he added, "Pakistan is a peace loving nation. Why talk abt extreme measures when things can be resolved through dialogues?"
Afridi's tweets come across as a rare voice of sanity while both the countries battle it out on Twitter.
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has reacted to Indian military's "surgical strikes" along the de facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir on Thursday.
One of the biggest and richest actors in the world, including in the Indian sub-continent, Shah Rukh took to social media to share his thoughts on the strikes, which were carried out to thwart a series of attacks being planned against major cities.
The patriotic star, whose father was one of India's youngest freedom fighters, is not one to mince his words and lauded the strikes against terrorists as well as urging the nation to pray for the soldiers:
"The Indian army conducted surgical strikes last night at these launchpads. Significant casualties have been caused to these terrorists and those who are trying to support them," Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, the army's director-general of military operations, had told reporters in Delhi in reference to the unofficial border in divided Kashmir.
The 50-year-old actor tweeted late Thursday night, while he is currently shooting for filmmaker Imtiaz Ali's next film (working title: The Ring) in Europe along with Anushka Sharma.
The attack have escalated tensions in the region with Pakistan calling the strikes 'deliberate' and 'falsified'. Pakistan Air Force said it is vigilant at all times and ready to combat any external aggression.
The army confirmed two casualties as a result of the firing.
Amid the intense diplomatic stand-off between New Delhi and Islamabad and cross-border firing, the United Nation has urged both neighbours to exercise restraint, with the US National Security ter on Thursday, the Indian Motion Pictures Producers' Association (IMPPA) decided to ban Pakistani artistes and technicians from working in India till ongoing bilateral tensions die down, a spokesperson said.
Most of the Indian politicians hailed the strikes and congratulated the Indian army.
On the other hand, Pakistanis have denied the surgical strikes, saying India's claim is nothing but illusion.
Pakistan also accused the Indian government of hiding the news about the death of six Indian soldiers in cross-border firing.
Many others in Pakistan tweeted about 'time for revenge' against India.
(Compiled by Nilanjana Gupta, Yousuf Saifuddin)
nilanjana@khaleejtimes.com
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