Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi will not attend an event in Pakistan

After the death of 40 CRPF soldiers during a terrorist attack in the Pulwama district of Kashmir, actress Shabana Azmi announced today that She and her husband, the lyricist Javed Akhtar, had decided not to attend his father's visit. Kaifi Azmi's 100th anniversary celebrations in Karachi. The couple had been invited to Pakistan by the Karachi Arts Council for a two-day event.

"@ Javedakhtarjadu and I were invited for a two day event and we were really looking forward to living it.I appreciate that our hosts– the Karachi Arts Council mutually agreed to cancel the event as a result of the Pulwama attack, "she wrote on Twitter.

@Javedakhtarjadu and I were invited to a two-day event celebrating the centenary of Kaifi. . I appreciate that our hosts, the Karachi Arts Council, have mutually agreed to cancel the event at the eleventh hour after the Pulwama attack.

– Azmi Shabana (@AzmiShabana) February 15, 2019

In one of the most deadly terrorist attacks against security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, a suicide terrorist from Jaish – e – Mohammad, based in Pakistan, detonated a car carrying 60 kg of explosives right next to a bus carrying the soldiers of the CRPF.

Extremely shocking news from Pulwama. I strongly condemn the most serious terrorist attack against a convoy of the CRPF, "said the actor on Twitter.

Her husband Javed Akhtar, who had written the anthem of the CRPF, launched in 2014, has also paid tribute to Twitter.

"I have a special relationship with the CRPF. I wrote their anthem. I have met a number of CRPF agents and all that I have learned, my respect and my admiration for them is increasing ed. Today, I share the sorrow of their loved ones, "he said.