Indian celebrities thank Pakistan for 'gesture of humanity' amid Covid-19 crisis

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI: Pakistanis expressed solidarity with Indian neighbours to help them to deal with an enormous surge in new Covid -19 infections that have swamped health services within the second-most populous country in the world.

Celebrities, social activists, along top governance posted heartwarming messages wishing Indians well and offering prayers.

As the novel crisis unites traditional rivals, Bollywood celebrities noted the humanitarian act and expressed their delight to determine the outpouring of affection.

B.Town girl Kangana Ranaut, known for being outspoken, wrote “Heartwarming to see a top trend from Pakistan #PakistanstandswithIndia. We too acknowledge their empathy in these testing times.”

https://twitter.com/KanganaTeam/status/1385829466295898113

Indian actor Swara Bhaskar also hailed Pakistan for kindness and solidarity.”Heartening to see Pakistani civil society and social media reach out in solidarity and kindness to India during this devastating time. This despite the fact that our media and mainstream public discourse have consistently mocked and vilified Pakistanis, she concluded by saying, Thank you for your bada dil Padosi.

Heartening to see Pakistani civil society & social media reach out in solidarity & kindness to India, during this devastating time.. this despite the fact that our media & mainstream public discourse have consistently mocked & vilified Pakistanis.. Thank u 4 ur bada dil Padosi 💙

— Swara Bhasker (@ReallySwara) April 24, 2021

Indian Stand-up Comedian, Anshu Mor, also joined the bandwagon and took to social media networks for a cheering message in hardship. He was left joining his hands for the instant.

These are the top trending topics on Pakistan twitter right now . Massive outpouring of love and concern. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/aoBU5i9WjR

— Anshu Mor (@anshuMor) April 24, 2021

Congress leader Salman Nizami while replying to Rawalpindi Express called him an excellent human. He expressed gratitude and wrote May Allah protect us all!

You are a great human. Thanks bhai. May Allah protect us all!

— Salman Nizami (@SalmanNizami_) April 24, 2021

Earlier on Saturday, Prime Minister Imran Khan also expressed his solidarity with the people of India. Taking to his official handle, the premier wrote ‘we must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together. I want to express our solidarity with the people of India as they battle a dangerous wave of #COVID19. Our prayers for a speedy recovery go to all those suffering from pandemics in our neighbourhood and world.

I want to express our solidarity with the people of India as they battle a dangerous wave of COVID-19. Our prayers for a speedy recovery go to all those suffering from the pandemic in our neighbourhood & the world. We must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) April 24, 2021

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also announced that Pakistan would help India with relief and medical equipment, saying it believes in a policy of humanity.

As a gesture of solidarity with the people of India in the wake of the current wave of #COVID19, Pakistan has officially offered relief & support to #India, including ventilators, Bi PAP, digital X ray machines, PPEs & other related items. We believe in a policy of #HumanityFirst

— Shah Mahmood Qureshi (@SMQureshiPTI) April 24, 2021

Besides the highest officials, many thousands of Pakistanis shared love and support with #IndiaNeedsOxygen and #PakistanStandsWithIndia on Twitter.

Prayers for India. We are with you in these difficult times. #PakistanstandswithIndia

— Ali Zafar (@AliZafarsays) April 24, 2021

As cases in India soar to highest global daily and second highest in total, it is bound to put strain on resources. This is humanity vs the virus. Our battle against covid is also intensifying, but can we share to help our neighbors? #IndiaNeedsOxygen @ImranKhanPTI @SMQureshiPTI

— Momina Mustehsan (@MominaMustehsan) April 23, 2021

Heartening to note that
#PakistanstandswithIndia is top Twitter trend here.. When it’s matter of life and death we must stand together and show humanity. Everyone I meet here in Pakistan is genuinely concerned about Neighbours.

— Waseem Abbasi (@Wabbasi007) April 23, 2021

Meanwhile, there have been some 352,991 new Covid-19 infections reported within the last 24 hours, taking India’s total number of infections top 17 million, with 5 million cases counted during this month alone.

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