{"id":57368,"date":"2024-02-07T14:06:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/dont-waste-your-vote-pakistani-celebrities-urge-citizens-to-come-out-and-vote-on-election-day\/"},"modified":"2024-02-07T14:06:03","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T14:06:03","slug":"dont-waste-your-vote-pakistani-celebrities-urge-citizens-to-come-out-and-vote-on-election-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/dont-waste-your-vote-pakistani-celebrities-urge-citizens-to-come-out-and-vote-on-election-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t waste your vote: Pakistani celebrities urge citizens to come out and vote on Election Day"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With less than 24 hours to go before the much-anticipated general elections in Pakistan, showbiz personalities have urged the citizens to make their vote count.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A number of your favourite showbiz stars used their voice and social media platforms, urging Pakistani citizens not to undermine the power of their vote and make each one of them count, by casting their votes in their respective polling stations on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Taking to his handle on the micro-blogging site X, actor-singer Farhan Saeed wrote, \u201cPakistan come out and vote on 8th.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Pakistan come out and vote on 8th. If you think you\u2019ve been wronged , Vote! If you want to see your country progress, Vote! If you want to see the right person leading the country, Vote! All what Pakistan asked for this entire year was right to vote, now Vote!
#Elections2024<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Farhan Saeed (@farhan_saeed) February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIf you think you\u2019ve been wronged, Vote! If you want to see your country progress, Vote! If you want to see the right person leading the country, Vote! All what Pakistan asked for this entire year was right to vote, now Vote,\u201d he added, ending with the hashtag \u2018Elections 2024\u2019.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, singer Mustafa Zahid, termed February 8 as Valentine\u2019s Day for Pakistan and posted, \u201cThis year Valentine\u2019s Day is on the 8th February because Mulk say Mohabbat sab say pehlay <\/em>(love for the country comes first)! GO OUT AND VOTE !! Please.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This year Valentine\u2019s Day is on the 8th February because Mulk say Mohabbat sab say pehlay! GO OUT AND VOTE !! Please.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mustafa Zahid (@Mustafology) February 6, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Veteran actor Adnan Siddiqui joined the call as well, as he wrote in an Instagram post, \u201cFebruary 8\u2013a crucial day for us and our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cUrging each one of you to exercise your right to vote. The power to enact change lies within our hands. Remember, if you don\u2019t vote now, you lose the right to complain later. Let\u2019s make our voices heard and shape our future together,\u201d added the \u2018Meray Paas Tum Ho\u2019<\/em> actor.<\/p>\n

Taking to her Instagram stories, film and TV A-lister Maya Ali requested, \u201cI request you all to use your vote wisely. This is your time to save your future and make your present better. Please think about Pakistan, think about those sacrifices which have been made up until now. The fate of our children lies in our hands, and we have to stand on the right side of history. You will choose your leader for the betterment of all of us.\u201d TV veteran Bushra Ansari posted a detailed video on her Instagram feed, captioned with an Urdu couplet. In the clip, the \u2018Pardes\u2019<\/em> actor is heard saying, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of chaos in the country. The elections are near. We all wish that the future of Pakistan is brighter and that the next five years are given to such a political party that helps us walk the path towards prosperity. To propel us from here towards betterment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhichever candidate it is for whom you have hope or trust, or you believe that their promises are genuine, get up and go vote. Talk is cheap. Get up, find out about your constituency, recognise your candidate\u2019s symbol, and go and vote for the same so that we can be a part of the change that leads to betterment,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Celebrated actor Nadia Afgan also shared a similar video on her Instagram feed on Wednesday afternoon. \u201c8th February is election day. Please go and vote. Don\u2019t waste your vote. Hum sub mil k bahut kuch badal saktay hain agar hum sub aikaa ker lain <\/em>(We all can change the world if we unite). Lets Unite for Pakistan and for the betterment of our beloved country,\u201d read the caption on her video, as the actor mentioned that she took a break from shoot in Islamabad and is travelling to Lahore to to cast her vote.<\/p>\n

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Earlier, singer-actor Asim Azhar turned to his Instagram stories over the weekend to raise voting awareness. He wrote, \u201cI request all my fellow colleagues, public figures and celebrities to endorse the right to vote to at least raise awareness in their capacity for the public to stand for what is right and fair and most importantly, VOTE! PLEASE encourage everybody to find their constituencies and decide what our children will see. Vote for Pakistan.\u201d\"\" Singer Hasan Raheem and actor Osman Khalid Butt also urged their followers to fulfil their national responsibility of casting their vote in general elections.<\/p>\n

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In case you haven\u2019t already, message 8300 with your CNIC to get details on your constituency and your polling station.
Make your voice count.
Vote.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Osman Khalid Butt \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf8 (@aClockworkObi) February 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Aur meri jaan kay totay vote zarur daalna<\/p>\n

\u2014 hasan raheem (@hasanraheeem) January 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

If you are not sure of the process of casting a vote, read here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n