After news of 8 year old Asifa Bano’s rape took not only India, but the world by storm, celebrities from both India and Pakistan have come out on Twitter to seek justice. Although the two nations have a lot to fight about, they have now come together for a just cause for the little girl.
Pakistani actress, Armeena Khan was among the first few celebrities to tweet about this crime against humanity;
https://twitter.com/ArmeenaRK/status/984613839324016641
Others celebrities such as Anushka Sharma, Priyanka Chopra, Nawazuddin Siddique and Kriti Sanon among others also had a lot to say about the incident;
https://twitter.com/Nawazuddin_S/status/984750218775277568
https://twitter.com/AnushkaSharma/status/984463395452833792
https://twitter.com/kritisanon/status/984744704985174016
https://twitter.com/priyankachopra/status/984477697479979008
Many from Bollywood also put up posters which read, “I am Hindustan. I am Ashamed. #JusticeForOurChild
8 years old. Gangraped. Murdered. In ‘Devi’-sthaan temple. #Kathua”
https://twitter.com/sonamakapoor/status/984750893596860416
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhf9jFZnPVO/?utm_source=ig_embed
Some even urged people to break the silence and put up their own posters online;
https://twitter.com/AahanaKumra/status/984673500009938944
https://twitter.com/VishalDadlani/status/984692861386960896
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhgV-Q0lk_g/?utm_source=ig_embed