Hamza Ali Abbasi appointed PTI’s culture secretary in Karachi
New culture secretary in town.
The actor recently turned director with the comedy film Kambakht. PHOTO: PUBLICITY
KARACHI:
Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi has been appointed as culture secretary for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Karachi. Abbasi, a former civil service trainee, has been a supporter of PTI for quite some time. He was spotted on many of the party’s sit-ins held last year to overthrow the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government.
The party’s Karachi president, Ali Zaidi, took to his Twitter account to announce that the actor will take on the role of PTI Karachi’s culture secretary and posted a picture of the formal letter.
Meanwhile, the Waar actor, who is open in his support of the PTI and often tweets in favour of the party, has yet to make an official announcement on his social media accounts.
He was recently in the news when Facebook had blocked a post by the actor regarding Charlie Hebdo. Abbasi had posted on his verified Facebook page, which is followed by 1.6 million people, that the social media website had removed his post and warned him after deactivating his profile.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had later issued an apology on behalf of his team stating that his team may have made a mistake in deleting the actor’s Facebook post regarding the Paris attacks.
The actor who recently turned director with the comedy film Kambakht will also be seen starring in the movie alongside Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui, Humayun Saeed, Shafqat Cheema and Sohai Ali Abro.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 26th, 2015.
Actor Hamza Ali Abbasi has been appointed as culture secretary for the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Karachi. Abbasi, a former civil service trainee, has been a supporter of PTI for quite some time. He was spotted on many of the party’s sit-ins held last year to overthrow the incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government.
The party’s Karachi president, Ali Zaidi, took to his Twitter account to announce that the actor will take on the role of PTI Karachi’s culture secretary and posted a picture of the formal letter.
Meanwhile, the Waar actor, who is open in his support of the PTI and often tweets in favour of the party, has yet to make an official announcement on his social media accounts.
He was recently in the news when Facebook had blocked a post by the actor regarding Charlie Hebdo. Abbasi had posted on his verified Facebook page, which is followed by 1.6 million people, that the social media website had removed his post and warned him after deactivating his profile.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had later issued an apology on behalf of his team stating that his team may have made a mistake in deleting the actor’s Facebook post regarding the Paris attacks.
The actor who recently turned director with the comedy film Kambakht will also be seen starring in the movie alongside Sheheryar Munawar Siddiqui, Humayun Saeed, Shafqat Cheema and Sohai Ali Abro.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 26th, 2015.