Following the record-breaking increase in the value of US Dollar, the actor appealed to fellow Pakistanis to sell their dollars and buy local currency instead.
The Zarrar actor's tweet got a hashtag 'Buy back Pakistani rupees' trending on Twitter.
"Appeal to all my fellow Pakistanis ..
Appeal to all my fellow Pakistanis .. #buybackpakRs no matter how little or how big one affords but let’s put in our share pic.twitter.com/e5SQ08QNXY
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) May 21, 2019
Shaan continued, "Let’s start with whatever little we have to start with exchange 50,100 or 1000$ and buy back our rupee. We must not question right now. Let’s unite as the threat is mutual. We have a right to disagree with each other but lets agree on our survival our future."
#buypakRs 🇵🇰 let’s start with whatever little we have to start with exchange 50,100or 1000$ and buy back our Rupee .. we must not question right now let’s unite as the threat is mutual .. we have a right to disagree with each other but lets agree on our survival our future🇵🇰🙏🏼❤️
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) May 20, 2019
"Our currency, our pride," he then tweeted. "We must defend it from economic attacks that are challenging our freedom and our right to exist. In this war, we are all economic soldiers. We must defend our rupee."
Our currency Our pride we must defend it from economic attacks that are challenging our freedom and our right to exist .in this war we are all economic soldiers we must defend our rupee #buypakrs ❤️🙏🏼🇵🇰 pic.twitter.com/kTMqDPxqhx
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) May 20, 2019
Hamza soon caught Shaan's stance.
"I don't have a dollar account but my mother and sister have one. I am proud to announce that today they converted all the dollars into PKR," the Mann Mayal star shared. "So I request all of you to DITCH THE DOLLAR and buy Pakistani rupee as soon as possible and play your part in strengthening our currency!"
I don't have a dollar accnt but my mother & sister have one. I am proud to announce tht today they converted all the dollars into PKR. So i request all of u to DITCH THE DOLLAR and buy Pakistani Rupee asap & play ur part in strengthening our currency! 🇵🇰 #میں_پاکستانی_ہوں
— Hamza Ali Abbasi (@iamhamzaabbasi) May 23, 2019
And Twitter had some thoughts.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present to you the Water Kit of financial schemes. Up there with the wizardry behind the Damn Fund. Pure genius. Give this man a Nobel already. https://t.co/St2oaDQEPs
— Ahmad Rafay Alam (@rafay_alam) May 22, 2019
Tough competition between Shaan Shahid and Rameez Raja. Both trying to outdo one another in making statements regarding issues about which they are totally clueless.
— Salman Masood (@salmanmasood) May 18, 2019
I feel like Shaan Shahid should have been the finance minister all along
— Aima Khosa (@aimaMK) May 21, 2019
keep buying back and then donate it all to dam fund. mashallah brother.
— Abid Hussain (@abidhussayn) May 21, 2019
Shaan sold his dollars 😂🤣😂🤣😂😂😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂
— Faisal Rafi (@faisalrafi) May 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/DrNausheenKhan/status/1131078727968800773
This level of genius deserves a federal ministry. Wah! Matlab keh buy back the Rs, with the Rs and for the Rs. Now why didn't anyone think of this before? #buybackpakRs https://t.co/ZAxIUNPs2g
— Imran Khan (@iopyne) May 21, 2019
Hey @mshaanshahid , I will #buybackpakRs ... I have a $1000 with me right now... please give me Rs.200/USD... come on!... do your part! ... thanks https://t.co/ol8FclKtxN
— Khurram Qureshi (@qureshik74) May 21, 2019
#buybackpakRs but how? I don't have any dollars, or euros or any other currency worth showing off. When I went to the money changer and asked how many rupees for Pak rupees, he had his guard escort me out. He was most polite though.
— MM Khurram Baig (@MMKhurramBaig) May 22, 2019
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