Times of Islamabad

AJK Premier lashes out at Shahid Khan Afridi over controversial Kashmir remarks

AJK Premier lashes out at Shahid Khan Afridi over controversial Kashmir remarks

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Raja FarooqHaider has lashed out at former cricketer Shahid Afridi for hiscontroversial remarks on Kashmir, on Thursday.

Earlier, a video of Shahid Afridi went viral and made headlines in themedia; Afridi could be heard saying, “Pakistan is unable to take care ofthese four provinces. Do not give it to India either. Pakistan does notwant Kashmir either. Humanity is a big thing. The people who are dyingthere, it hurts us. Any death, whichever religion they belong to, ispainful.”

While addressing to an event in London, the AJP premier said that it seemsthat Shahid Afridi wants to play in the Indian Premier League and isissuing such statements owing to that.

Raja Farooq Haider added that Kashmir is a matter of life and death for usand adding that Afridi should not play with the emotions of Kashmiris likethis and there will be no compromise on Kashmir’s independence.