{"id":7610,"date":"2025-05-17T12:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T12:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7610"},"modified":"2025-05-17T12:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T12:01:10","slug":"atiqa-odho-faces-backlash-for-calling-artists-ambassadors-of-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=7610","title":{"rendered":"Atiqa Odho faces backlash for calling artists \u2018ambassadors of love\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Senior Pakistani actress Atiqa Odho has come under fire from fellow artists and social media users following her recent remarks calling artists &#8216;ambassadors of love.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent talk show appearance, Odho said that artists are not meant to take sides in conflicts or wars, but instead should promote peace and love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have nothing to do with wars\u2014we are ambassadors of love,\u201d she stated, urging artists from both nations to refrain from making hateful remarks.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Niche Lifestyle (@nichelifestyle)<\/p>\n<p>The statement triggered backlash in the entertainment industry.<\/p>\n<p>Actress Rabya Kulsoom criticised Odho&#8217;s stance, calling it a &#8216;soft image excuse.&#8217; Kulsoom said, &#8216;Artists who cannot speak up for their country are simply hiding behind soft diplomacy,&#8217; adding that public figures have a greater responsibility to defend their homeland.<\/p>\n<p>Actress Mishi Khan also weighed in, calling Odho\u2019s statement &#8216;irresponsible.&#8217; She argued that in times of conflict, silence from public figures is unacceptable and that artists must speak openly in support of their country.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>View this post on Instagram<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A post shared by Mishi Khan MK (@mishikhanofficial2)<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, she wrote, &#8216;What a senseless comparison from Covid to War. I mean, I expected more or a better statement from Atiqa Odho, who is a veteran artist. Loyalties are good, but not to this extent.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The actress\u2019s comments followed heightened India-Pakistan tensions after the Pahalgam attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). India, without presenting evidence, blamed Pakistan and launched strikes on Pakistani territory. Pakistan vehemently rejected India&#8217;s allegations, called for an independent probe and responded with retaliatory action, pushing the two nuclear-armed neighbours to the brink of full-scale war.<\/p>\n<p>Though a ceasefire, anounced and brokered by the United States, eventually halted cross-border strikes, underlying political tensions persisted\u2014morphing into an unrelenting &#8220;war of narratives.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Pakistan publicly credited US President Donald Trump \u2014 along with China and Gulf states \u2014 for playing a vital role in defusing tensions, India has downplayed foreign involvement.<\/p>\n<p>Indian officials insisted the truce was the result of direct bilateral talks, with Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal clarifying that trade was never part of discussions with US officials.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, has however, reiterated his stance twice following the initial announcement.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Pakistani actress Atiqa Odho has come under fire from fellow artists and social media users following her recent remarks calling artists &#8216;ambassadors of love.&#8217; In a recent talk show appearance, Odho said that artists are not meant to take sides in conflicts or wars, but instead should promote peace and love. \u201cWe have nothing [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7610"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7610\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}