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Pakistani cricket star Afridi under fire after photo at pro-Israel event in UK
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This photograph, posted by pro-Israeli group ‘NW Friends of Israel’ on June 19, 2024 on social media platform X, shows Pakistan’s former cricketer Shahid Afridi with NWFOI representatives during an event in Manchester on June 16, 2024. (Photo courtesy: X/@NorthWestFOI)
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Afridi says he thought it was ‘just a selfie’ with fans after the group said he stopped to offer support for hostage release
Pakistani cricketer asks the group to delete the post, says he prays for peace and freedom for the people of Palestine
Updated 20 June 2024
MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM
June 20, 2024 09:57
ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan cricketer Shahid Afridi expressed solidarity with Palestinians on Wednesday after a pro-Israel group shared his photograph taken with its members in Manchester, United Kingdom, in a social media post, saying that he stopped to offer support for its calls for the release of Israeli hostages from Gaza.
Over 200 Israelis were taken hostage by Hamas in an attack on October 7 which the group said was in response to the deteriorating condition of Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.
The incident was followed by Israeli airstrikes and ground invasion of Gaza that led to the killing of over 37,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, along with the widespread destruction of civilian infrastructure in the area.
While the international community has widely viewed Israel’s response to the Hamas attack as disproportionate, several pro-Israel groups have continued to protest worldwide while demanding the return of the hostages from Gaza.
“Imagine strolling down a street in Manchester (UK) and so-called fans approach you for a selfie,” Afridi said on social media platform X. “You oblige, and moments later, they upload it as some form of Zionist endorsement.”
“Unbelievable,” he continued. “Please don’t believe everything that is uploaded.”
The Pakistani cricketer said it was “truly heartbreaking” to see how Palestinians were targeted by Israel in Gaza.
“Thus, any photo or association shared by in Manchester does not reflect my support for any situation where human lives are at stake,” he said.
Afridi noted he took pictures with fans everywhere, adding that this situation was no different.
“I pray for peace, I pray for an end to this war, I pray for freedom,” he said.
Imagine strolling down a street in Manchester (UK) and so-called fans approach you for a selfie. You oblige, and moments later, they upload it as some form of Zionist endorsement. Unbelievable! Please don't believe everything that is uploaded.
Seeing innocent lives in Palestine…
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) June 19, 2024
