Respect the deceased: Celebs, Pakistanis urge people to stop sharing videos of Murree incident

Mustafa Zahid among others condemned people who are sharing heartwrenching videos from the tourist site

In a heartbreaking incident, at least 19 tourists stranded in their vehicles succumbed to the extreme weather during a snowstorm in Murree on Friday night, said Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Saturday.

According to the minister who arrived in Murree to monitor the rescue operation, hundreds of vehicles were stranded in Murree whereas over 23,000 vehicles have been rescued. The tragic incident was brought to attention after several posts and videos about the same started circulating on social media.

Many took to Twitter and expressed sorrow over the loss of innocent lives, while others criticised authorities for not rescuing the tourists in time. However, many tweeps condemned people who are sharing heartwrenching videos from the tourist site.

Some heartless idiot has filmed & shared the video of frozen bodies in Murree. Please do not RT or share it further. Show some goddamn respect to the deceased.

— Maria Memon (@Maria_Memon) January 8, 2022

Please stop people from posting videos on the Internet. Put trigger warnings if you're gonna share pictures and videos of dead bodies. I don't want them on my TL. #Murree

— perpetually tired (@naheinyaar) January 8, 2022

Please don't freaking share videos from tragic Murree incident. How insensitive have you people become who share such videos. May Allah grant the deceased a place in Jannah and give patience to their loved ones to bear such an irreparable loss. Ameen.

— Salman 🍴 (@SalmanJpt) January 8, 2022

Please don’t share videos of the families losing their lives stuck in Murree snowfall. It’s more than traumatising seeing small children and families like this. Also whoever’s reading this, PLEASE STAY HOME, RISKING YOUR LIFE IS NO FUN.

— 🍉 (@eightyffive) January 8, 2022

Request for some empathy and compassion; Let’s not share videos of deceased tourists 🙏🏼

Prayers and thoughts with families of deceased
and with tourists stranded in the snow; may your ordeal be over soon #Murree

— Ayesha Raza Farooq (@AyeshaRaza13) January 8, 2022

Please don't share videos of the people who have passed away in murree, it's traumatizing for a lot of people and highly inappropriate, don't share such stuff, pray for their maghfirah and ease for the people who are stuck there in this plight, jazaak'Allah Khair

— ❦ خير ❦ Ahsen (@allahhadayatday) January 8, 2022

People who are sharing & retweeting videos of people/families dead in cars, for God's sake show some humanity & empathy. You can just share the car number & other details. What if one of their family members browsing & watch it? Stop this nonsense right now.#Murree

— Moeed Ali Khan (@KalashanKlopp) January 8, 2022

Please do not share videos of frozen bodies in Murree. Show some goddamn respect to the deceased. Please🙏🙏#Murree

— Anika Fayyaz (@anikasatti577) January 8, 2022

Many celebs, too, were heartbroken over the incident.

Please pray for departed souls …Receiving sad and disturbing videos of Muree and Galyat. Around 20 people (local tourists) including women and children have died due to extreme weather conditions. Aur jo wahan hain ALLAH pak madad farmaye aur apni amaan mey rakhay ameen

— Faysal Quraishi (@faysalquraishi) January 8, 2022

Murree 💔

— MEESHA SHAFI (@itsmeeshashafi) January 8, 2022

💔💔💔

— Saba Hamid(wear a mask)😷😷😷 (@Sabhamid) January 8, 2022

Woke up to extremely disturbing news coming from #Murree Please do not share the disturbing videos. May Allah protect us all and give sabr to the families who have lost their loved ones.

— Mustafa Zahid (@Mustafology) January 8, 2022

I am heartbroken to see images from Murree. My thoughts and prayers go out to the families who lost their loved ones. Please check travel advisory before traveling in extreme weather conditions 💔

— Saba Qamar (@s_qamarzaman) January 8, 2022

Punjab government has imposed an emergency in the region, declaring it a calamity-hit area, amid fears the death toll may increase.

Read Plan afoot to keep Muree roads snow-free

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has ordered the government guest houses in the area to give refuge to the stranded tourists. Emergency has been declared in all the important departments including police, administration, Rescue 1122, and hospitals, Radio Pakistan reported.

Buzdar said that evacuating the stranded tourists is the top priority of the government, adding that the tourists are being provided with necessary relief items, including food supplies.

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