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Pulwama Attack: Javed Akhtar & Shabana Azmi cancel their Pakistan visit; Were invited to attend a Karachi event!

Legendary Bollywood writer Javed Akhtar and his veteran actress-wife Shabana Azmi were invited to attend a literature conference event about Kaifi Azami in Pakistan which is organized by Karachi Art Council but the two have now cancelled it. Akhtar took to Twitter to announce this along with a few lines quoting from Kaifi Azmi’s poem, “Kranchi art council had invited. Shabana and me for a two day lit conference about Kaifi Azmi and his poetry . We have cancelled that . In 1965 during the indo Pak war Kaifi saheb had written a poem . “ AUR PHIR KRISHAN NE ARJUN SE KAHA”

Kranchi art council had invited. Shabana and me for a two day lit conference about Kaifi Azmi and his poetry . We have cancelled that . In 1965 during the indo Pak war Kaifi saheb had written a poem . “ AUR PHIR KRISHAN NE ARJUN SE KAHA “

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) February 15, 2019

The toll from Thursday’s terror attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 45 as two more troopers succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Friday. Besides, 38 others were wounded in the worst-ever terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

Javed Akhtar had taken to social media on Thursday along with other Bollywood celebrities to condemn the ghastly attack and offer condolences to the families of the dead.

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Akhtar wrote on Twitter: “I have a special relation with CRPF. I have written Their anthem Before putting the pen to paper I met a number of CRPF officers n what ever I learned my respect admiration and love for these braves increased by many a fold Today I share the grief of the dear ones of the martyrs”

I have a special relation with CRPF. I have written Their anthem Before putting the pen to paper I met a number of CRPF officers n what ever I learned my respect admiration and love for these braves increased by many a fold Today I share the grief of the dear ones of the martyrs

— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) February 14, 2019

The attack took place around 3.15 p.m. on Thursday when a ‘Fidayeen’ bomber belonging to the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) terror outfit rammed an explosive-laden SUV into a bus carrying CRPF troopers in Lethpora area of Pulwama district on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway, officials said.

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