PHOTO: Ameer Hamza
Singer-turned-evangelist Junaid Jamshed has forgiven the men who attacked him at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport in Islamabad last month.
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Jamshed announced his decision on Twitter with a prayer, "may Allah give us the strength to love and respect each other."
I forgive all my attackers at Ibd airport. I pray that may Allah give us the strength to love n respect each other irrespective .
— Junaid Jamshed (@JunaidJamshedPK) April 8, 2016
He further tweeted calling for mutual respect and harmony; "Let us all love and respect each other irrespective of our ideologies and make Pakistan a safe haven for everyone."
Let us all love n respect each other irrespective of our ideologies n make Pakistan a safe haven for everyone
— Junaid Jamshed (@JunaidJamshedPK) April 8, 2016
Police earelier identified Jamshed’s attackers and a case was been registered against them.
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Last month, Jamshed was assaulted by a group of men at Islamabad airport.
Footage of the video which was shared widely on social media, showed a charged crowd taking blows at Jamshed at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport. The men were chanting slogans against the preacher, claiming he had committed blasphemy.
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