Let’s call 16th December the darkest day in the history of Pakistan. After all, two of the most tragic incidents happened on the same date – although years apart. The separation of East Pakistan, now Bangladesh, has now moved somewhere into the subconscious. But the wounds from APS attack are still fresh and will stay so for a long time. I am sure all of us still remember the horrors and are doing everything in our capacity to make this homeland a better place. But should we let a national tragedy affect our personal life? And should we convert a national tragedy into a personal?
That’s the question I asked myself when I saw a thread on Twitter calling out Urwa Hocane and Farhan Saeed for celebrating their anniversary today. The tweet was posted by Journalist Mona Alam and questioned the moral and ethical responsibilities of these two acclaimed celebrities.
As the nation unites in mourning #APSAttack today, our so-called celebs (also invited to official Army functions like 23rd March, 14th Aug, 6th Sept etc),
have different priorities! ? https://t.co/IHR4AdbKkW— Mona Alam (@MonaAlamm) December 16, 2018
I understand Mona’s point of view because at first when I saw their posts, I felt a little weird. Maybe because I had just seen the pictures of those angels we lost or maybe I too wanted everyone to just put their life on hold for one day and mourn the martyrs. And since Urwa and Farhan carry a public image, I along with all the other people expected them to send out a message or to keep the celebrations private. But that’s not how things work in the real world. No matter how big the tragedy is, life goes on – we learn to laugh, live and celebrate despite of all the sufferings.
Urwa and Farhan do enjoy the status of celebrities but they are also human beings and a couple. They did what any other couple would do at their anniversary – celebrate it. And if we expect them to
