A vintage video clip shows Bollywood actor Salman Khan defending Pakistan against terrorism allegations, which is now going viral on social media.
In the viral clip, Khan is heard saying that Pakistan itself is a victim of terrorism and that things are out of their hands.
He stresses the need to refrain from blaming things immediately after any incident.
The actor issued strong remarks regarding religious doctrine, claiming Islam in essence does not support terrorism.
He outrightly declared that neither the Quran nor Islamic teachings condone killing innocent individuals.
The surfacing of the video coincides with ongoing India-Pakistan tensions, whereby the two nations had witnessed escalating military clashes, after which both parties agreed on a ceasefire.
Intriguingly, a thanksgiving note was earlier put up by Khan on Instagram that later got erased.
Khan’s comments depict the intricateness of tensions within geopolitics and the requisite detailed understanding of it, more so in conflicts between cross-country rivalries as well as counterterrorism accusations.
The online clip is a reminder of the need for cautious reactions and to avoid general accusations against whole nations or religious communities during times of war.