ISLAMABAD – Top singer Momina Mustehsan took to Twitter on Monday torespond to the remarks made by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader ShireenMazari stating that she had the right to freedom of expression.
“Apologies for hurting ur sentiments. It is ur right to judge us & expressur outrage,just like it was our right to exercise our #FreedomOfExpression.As our Minister of #HumanRights, u should appreciate @cokestudio forallowing us to express ourselves, esp if it was horrendous :),” read theCoke Studio sensations’ tweet.
Mazari was quick to respond to Momina defending herself saying: “I gave mypersonal opinion which I am entitled to esp on a non pol issue having to dowith music. To each his/her own! And why bring the ministry into it?!”
Momina responded clarifying: “I respect that ma’am – I apologized &acknowledge u had every right to judge & express outrage. I was onlyanswering ur question of why coke studio allowed it. And as someone holdingoffice, I’d hope u’d appreciate the allowance of freedom of expression-however bad it turned out”
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The extended fumed Twitter thread was brought to an end with Mazariconcluding: “I did not like the song. End of story.”
