Key Points
Veteran lyricist and writer Javed Akhtar has a solid sense of humour, which he has displayed time and again with his impeccable and inimitable oratory skills..
At an event in Lahore recently, Akhtar addressed the barbaric 26/11 attacks that continue to haunt the city of Mumbai even 14 years later...
In a viral video from the seventh Faiz Festival organised in memory of celebrated Urdu poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, the writer was seen making these comments in response to a member in the audience who told Akhtar to take with him a message of peace and tell Indians that Pakistan is a positive, friendly and loving country...
Akhtar also told the gathering that even though Pakistani artists like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mehdi Hasan have been warmly welcomed in India, Pakistan has never held a single show of Lata Mangeshkar.We hosted big functions of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and Mehdi Hasan..
On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists belonging to Hafiz Saeed-led Lashkar-e-Taiba arrived via sea and opened fire, killing 166 people, including 18 security personnel, and injuring several others during a 60-hour siege in Mumbai...
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