Film director Jami condemns harassment of Marriyum Aurangzeb
Famous film director Jami has condemned the harassment of Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb by a group of overseas Pakistanis in London.
Famous film director Jami has condemned the harassment of Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb by a group of overseas Pakistanis in London.
Videos widely shared on social media showed Aurangzeb being harassed and heckled by people wearing PTI colours in a shop. In another video, some of the same people chanting “chorni, chorni” (thief) can be seen following a masked Aurangzeb, as the woman filming her says she “makes grand claims on television there and she does not have a dupatta on her head”.
PTI workers go after Info Minister Marium Aurangzeb on Edgware Road pic.twitter.com/CYYv9RODt7
— Murtaza Ali Shah (@MurtazaViews) September 25, 2022
In a video shared by journalist Syed Talat Hussain, Aurangzeb can be seen in what appears to be a coffee shop, encircled by PTI supporters who are yelling and jeering at her and recording her with their mobile phones. She takes a sip of her drink unfazed as one heckler yells through a megaphone at her.
Sad to see the toxic impact IK’s politics of hate & divisiveness has had on our brothers & sisters. I stayed & answered each & every question they had. Sadly, they are victims of IK’s propaganda. We will continue our work to counter IK’s toxic politics & bring people together https://t.co/KEgOPa5Y3p
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) September 25, 2022
Commenting on the indecent incident, director Jami shared his views in a Twitter video and expressed sorrow over the harassment of the information minister.
He praised the information minister for his work for the revival of the film industry. Jami clarified that he is not a supporter of any political party and recorded his opinion as a common national neither being an activist of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) or Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
My meeting with @Marriyum_A … long video so it’s in two parts ! Non pml post non political #ImranKhan @ImranKhanPTI @CMShehbaz pic.twitter.com/12amWhdWdQ
— jami-ازار NO P or T i or L M Q (@jamiazaad) September 26, 2022
Jami said that Aurangzeb worked seriously for the revival of the Pakistani film industry and removed unnecessary taxes besides being in contact with several personalities of the film industry including him.
The director criticised that the people who had harassed her in London could not fulfil their dream of making a Naya Pakistan by doing such activities.
