After the recent murder of internet sensation Qandeel Baloch on Saturday by her brother in the name of honour, Comedian Junaid Akram took to Facebook and expressed his moving thoughts over this horrendous act.
His video, ‘This one’s for Qandeel Baloch’ reached out to over a million followers, and in it, Akram talks about the bigotry, hypocrisy and how deeply flawed our mindset is as Pakistanis.
“I don’t understand why this society has placed its honour between the legs of a woman,” stated Junaid. “It’s acceptable for men to carry out all forms of vices but God-forbid if a woman deviates from the societal norms, the only answer to that is blood.”
He confidently spoke out and said that the core reason for the death of this nation won’t be corruption or any other evil, but the scornful mindset of its people.
“Qandeel Baloch wasn’t unrobbed. It’s the mindset of the society which is stripped and hypocritical,” he explains.
He further added, “Khuda key liye khuda na banain, khuda ka maamla khuda per chordain. (Don’t try to play God)”
Junaid also reminded Edhi supporters who are celebrating Qandeel’s demise, that this man saved lives irrespective of their caste, creed and culture and never wished death upon anyone. So if you consider yourself a supporter, you need to take another look at Edhi Sahab’s philosophy and take knowledge of what he stood up for.
Lastly, the genius concluded by saying, “I will not entertain those on my page who are so easy going about the death of a human being. She didn’t go to hell, she just left one.”
Watch the video here:
