Pakistani artists' disappointed & # 39; by the withdrawal of Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi from the Karachi event

Javed Akhtar recently contacted Twitter to reveal that he would not participate in a literary event organized by the Karachi Arts Council in Pakistan. His statement comes after the terrorist attack in Pulwama, in which many of the CRPF staff lost their lives. Now, Pakistani artists show their disappointment at the decision of Javed Akhtar and Shabana Azmi

According to a PTI report, Ahmed Shah, chairman of the Karachi Arts Council expressed regret for Javed's remarks. Shah reportedly said, "His comments (Javed Akhtar) do not seem appropriate for a writer." After the attack, Shabana had declared that she felt "weakened" in her belief that interpersonal contact can compel the establishment to do what is right. Ahmed Shah also expressed concern over Shabana's statement. He said, "I do not criticize her, but we are deeply saddened by the way she expressed her disappointment after the Pulwama attack."

The couple, who decided not to attend the centenary of Kaifi Azmi's birth in Karachi, was invited by Karachi Arts. Tip for a two-day event. Javed Akhtar then tweeted: "The Karachi Arts Council invited us to participate in a two-day conference on Kaifi Azmi and his poetry.We canceled it.In 1965, during the Indo War Pak, Kaifi saheb had written a poem. " According to sources, Pakistani movie theater owners, exhibitors and distributors are worried that their activity will suffer as they expect a strong reaction from the Pakistani film industry. Indian film industry Nadeem Mandiwalla, importer, distributor and exhibitor of Indian films who owns a cineplex in Karachi and other cities told the news agency: "I do not fear things will happen As expected, we will soon see the Indian film industry stop exporting their films to Pakistani distributors a few years ago. "