Yesterday Pakistan was jolted by the news of the deaths of 128 people in a blast at Mustang. The country had generally gone through a period of peace, however, the last few days have shaken that.
There was a lot of public grief and shock, especially on platforms such as Twitter. Among the voices to join the public mourning was that of Salman Ahmed.
However, his statement wasn’t appropriate, like at all!
Junoon sey aur ishq sey milti Hai Azadi, Qurbani ki bahon mein milti hai Azadi . https://t.co/dupQtzCKfc
— Salman Ahmad (@sufisal) July 13, 2018
In the face of such a horrific terror attack, people felt that he was glorifying death.
Moreover, these people were simply at a rally. They weren’t fighting a fight, they were just practising their rights in a democratic process whereby they didn’t ‘sacrifice’ their lives, they were murdered, brutally and horrifically.
People on Twitter were really angry at his statement
Salman bhai aap apni jaan qurban kar dein mulk k liye i promise i will vote pti.
— Hassan Cheema (@mediagag) July 13, 2018
He really got to face the full brunt of people’s wrath
https://twitter.com/monadarling/status/1017815571486986240
His statement was just really uncalled for, and people couldn’t believe he actually said that
https://twitter.com/maheensbh/status/1017806627871842304
However, some people found the reason behind his tweeting activity
https://twitter.com/Misbaji/status/1017812660660916224
Of course, there was mention of Imran Khan
This was a terrorist attack by junooni terrorists. Don’t equate killing of innocents with qurbani.
Stupid Ppl like you have destroyed #ImranKhan thinking capacity to below average.— Javed Hassan (@javed_hassan1) July 13, 2018
Some people called out his privilege
is he mad ? what kind of freedom struggle were those poor ppl pursuing ? this is terrorism and stop glorifying death , esp from your drawing room
— High (@talkingcurves) July 13, 2018
Drugs were in the mix also
Sasti chars pee k tweets krne na beth jaya kro uncle ji. Shame!
— sania buzdar (@KhannnSania) July 14, 2018
Junoon fans were distraught and in shock
Please go check a doctor. I'm legitimately worried about you and your well being.
Sincerely,
A die-hard junoon fan— AliSid (@Janab_e_Ali) July 13, 2018
Definitely. Agreed!
https://twitter.com/ugee79/status/1018005308986322944
That being said, some people were pretty extreme in their reactions
Allah tumhay aisi Qurbani atta karay. Ameen
— Shamz (@ShamzKhan1) July 14, 2018
Why he sent this tweet out is beyond any reasoning and logic, tbh
Why is it that Qurbani is always expected of those who are least willing to give it while those sloganeering and making emotional speeches shuttle freely between continents! #laanat
— Haider (@aftab_haider75) July 13, 2018
You would think someone would LEARN after seeing all this hate. There wasn’t just hate, some people really tried their best to explain things. But it was all for NOTHING!
Salman Ahmed tweeted again. Oh, and it’s worse
Comparing shaheeds of today with the spirit of Jinnah's Azadi. https://t.co/XC5T4VjGBw
— Salman Ahmad (@sufisal) July 13, 2018
So, just in case you didn’t know what song he was referring to, he links them in…TWICE
The psychology of martyrdom: making the ultimate sacrifice in the name of a cause. https://t.co/XC5T4VjGBw
— Salman Ahmad (@sufisal) July 13, 2018
So, yeah. That happened!
What do you make of all this? Let us know in the comments!
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