LAHORE – Leading Pakistani channel ‘Hum TV’ is facing heat as most of the celebs flew away to Toronto, Canada to attend the national channel award shows just 2 days before elections day.
The social media users had been slamming the celebs as well as the television channel management for doing this non-serious act. On Thursday, the channel representatives of award ceremony released an official statement over a controversy regarding celebs flying out of the country.
Let’s have a look at the post by Hum Tv:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlqxExqA1tN/?taken-by=humtvpakistanofficial
Well-known showbiz personalities like Mahira Khan, Humayun Saeed, Ahmed Ali Butt, Yasir Hussain and many others are currently in Toronto for the show. Many were irked over celebs ‘choosing to travel than exercising their civil duty.’
https://www.instagram.com/p/Blm3SqynAYi/?tagged=hum6thawards
But apart from these celebs, many committed citizens of Pakistan came back especially to cast their vote including legendary actress Samina Peerzada and comedy actor Vasay Chaudhry. The Hocane sisters, Sunu Chanda TV serial stars Iqra Aziz and Farhan Saeed left for awards after casting vote.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Blp7Y1rFhnL/?taken-by=hawwhigh
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The matter of awards ceremony came into notice when celebrities including Farhan Saeed and Imran Abbas called out their fellow actors to prioritize the award show instead of voting.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BloG04ch44-/?tagged=yasirhussain
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlmyNwAFNYr/?taken-by=hawwhigh
Soon, the personalities present at Toronto started giving their justifications including renowned actress Mahira Khan, Yasir Hussain on their social media forums but somehow the public is not satisfied by their posts and yes it is a question of priority and national responsibility.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlqZijbHIAq/?tagged=yasirhussain
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bln-gxqH3Cv/?taken-by=mahirahkhan
What do you think about this whole episode? Will it affect the Pakistani celeb’s image and fame in the future?
