Mahira Khan On Person Throwing Object At Her On Stage At Pakistan Lit Festival: 'It Sets A Wrong Precedent'

Pakistani actor Mahira Khan recently was a target of a disturbing incident at the Pakistan Literature Festival in Quetta. At the festival, an object was thrown on the stage where Mahira was seated.

Pakistani actor Mahira Khan recently was a target of a disturbing incident at the Pakistan Literature Festival in Quetta. At the festival, an object was thrown on the stage where Mahira was seated.

New Delhi: Pakistani actor Mahira Khan recently became a target of a disturbing incident at the Pakistan Literature Festival in Quetta. At the festival, an object was thrown on the stage where Mahira was seated. The 'Raees' actor has strongly condemned the incident saying that it is not okay to throw things and that it sets the wrong precedent.

Mahira Khan's reaction to the event at Pakistan Literature Festival, Quetta

Taking to her official Instagram handle, Mahira shared a clip from the event. She wrote alongside the video, "What happened at the event was uncalled for. No one should think it’s ok to throw something on stage, even if it’s a flower wrapped up in a paper plane. It sets the wrong precedent. It is unacceptable”.

“There are times I get scared, not just for myself, but for others who may be trapped in a mob-like situation,” she added.

Mahira shared that she wants to focus on the love that she got from the crowd of 10,000 or more.

“While we were on our way back someone said ‘ after this we won’t have an event here’. I disagreed completely. That is not the solution. Here was a crowd of 10,000 or more… who were showing their love and excitement - the way They know best. Because I could see them I could see they didn’t know how to contain/express their excitement. Whoever the miscreant was, was 1 out of 10,000,” said the actor.

“Maybe I should have gotten up and left, maybe the crowd could have been screened, maybe I should not have been put on the spot.. lots of could haves and should haves,” Mahira wrote.

“What I do feel strongly about is that - we NEED more events such as these in More cities of Pakistan. The more you are exposed the more you are aware and educated. Normalise it. And see what happens. People, cities, our culture, our understanding of each other ( which lacks), unity ( which lacks even more).. it will all flourish! I met the most amazing people. We sat together under the beautiful Quetta sky, ate delicious food.. while we shared stories, laughed and made plans for my next visit. I come back enriched,” Mahira wrote despite the happenings in Quetta.

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“There shall and will be a next time.. and on every end we will be better…. Been getting a lot of msgs. Thank you for the concern and love my way. Makes me feel super grateful,” she concluded in her post.

A video from the event that has been shared on several social media platforms shows someone  throwing something at the stage. In the viral clip, Mahira is seen saying, "Haww... Ye galat hogaya (this is wrong)."

When asked by the event host to say a dialogur from her film, she shared, 'Ab toh dialogue nahi banta na agar cheezein phek rahe hain aap log( I wont say a dialgue now because someone threw something...)"

Mahira Khan work

Mahira Khan is known for her performances in TV shows like 'Humsafar', 'Sadqay Tumhare', 'Shehr-e-Zaat'. She also made her Bollywood debut with Shah Rukh Khan in 'Raees'.