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Twitter Alert: Moin Akhtar lives on through his fans
Condolences, memories, YouTube videos featuring some of Moin Akhtar’s greatest moments circulate among Twitter fans.
Condolences, memories, YouTube videos featuring some of Moin Akhtar’s greatest moments circulate among Twitter fans.
Pakistan’s Twitterati launched the Twitter trend #MoinAkhtar along with an outpouring of sorrow at the loss of the local comic legend on Friday.
Condolences, memories, YouTube videos featuring some of Akhtar’s greatest moments and an overwhelming message of grief and loss were found among the scores of Twitter updates pouring in.
Below is a collection of just a few messages sent out.
Twitter Buzz
Moin Akhtar the first live comedian i ever saw was him. You can learn alot about comedy watching old tapings of his stuff. Am gutted.
Moeen Akhtar made millions of Pakistanis laugh. Brought so much joy. End of an era.
How would TV channels do Eid transmissions without Moeen Akhtar? O what a loss
RT @Hafsa_Khawaja – Liaquat Soldier, Mastana, Babbu Bural & now Moin Aktar. They made us laugh & left us in tears. Sad April 4 Pakistan.
Moin Akhtar, you were part of our childhood. You went too young. RIP
Comic genius Moin Akhtar passed away. Great loss.
The man may have passed on but his work remains with us forever. RIP Moin Akhtar
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i m still shocked , what an actor he was , just remembering the HALF PLATE , his role of poet in an epi of ANGAN TERRA , n countless time he entertained us thru nites n days in live transmissions of PTV , during every special national event , v will miss u , v love u , u were matchless n u will b , cz no one can meet the hights u craeted :(((( May Allah forgive u n bless u wd Jannah ( ameen sum ameen )Recommend
The best comedian I have ever seen in my life. He was the legend. A proud of Pakistan atlast left the country left us.Recommend
… no one will ever be able to fill the vacuum created by his dead – May Allah Forgive him. ameen.
twitter@SaadbinshahidRecommend
Truely a BIG LOSS for PAKISTAN.. HE sure was a LEGEND and kept keep people laughing with his wit & humor. I have grown up seeing him on TV and ask anyonefrom 70′s/80/90′s/2010′s….. everyone enjoyed Moin Akhter’s commedy shows. May Allah(swt) give him peace and place in Janat and May Allah (swt) give sabr to his Family/Friends/ Fans…Recommend
Great man and a great artist.Allah bless his soul and grant him jinnah ameenRecommend
Best comedian and a great actor I have ever seen.
great loss not only to Pakistan, to the whole world.Recommend
INNALILLAH-E-HEY WAINNAILLAH-E-RAJEOON
His act in Studio 2.5, Sudio 2.75 was amazing. i cannot forget his performance in Rozy where he bluff with Hameed Wain and Fazeela Qazi. i am big fan of Moeen Akhtar and still in shock because of his sad demise.
Still carries the DVDs of loose talk, cannot forget his performance of studio 2.5 of truck driver, adeeb, sports minister, telephone user (memon), minister of education sorry the list is too long
May ALLAH give his soul peace INSHALLAH.
AMEENRecommend