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Social media, at times can be absolutely relentless and the latest victim of it is singer-host Fakhr Alam, whose voice note, sent to a private group chat, was leaked and widely circulated on the internet.

In the audio, which has been shared on various social media platforms, Alam can be heard sharing his opinion on the current political situation in the country. The singer was brutally trolled for his thoughts and comments.

Following the leaked audio, Alam released a video – which has since been deleted – in which he stood his ground and said that the audio was unintentionally released in the public and that it was sent to a private group chat, which included members of the government and the opposition among others.

When The Current reached out to the talk show host for further details, Alam, in a statement said: “An out of context audio from a private Whatsapp group has been released where we exchange banter on politics and gossip. The group consists of various individuals of good standing in politics and other important institutions of our beloved country. A mistake by a member resulted in this audio to go out of the group. However, this was a private conversation weeks ago but the timing of making it an issue is directly related to my tweeting in favour of another celebrity who was being targeted by social media teams of a political party.”

He added: “This was followed by my sharing a video of a hospital situation in Lahore that further aggravated this social media team and as a result, they have taken this private voice note which is clearly in a tone of banter and humour online. Which is a breach of privacy and copyright infringement.”

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Alam said he does not want to discuss the matter further because “we have much larger issues confronting us as a country”.

“Pakistan does not belong to a single political party or ethnicity or sect. Disagreement is a healthy thing, but as long as we remain within civility. Someone’s failure, insecurities and vulnerabilities are further amplified when they react to a private conversation between friends.”

He concluded, “My intention was not to hurt or harm anyone. Everyone knows my love for Pakistan, our armed forces, LEAs, etc. Instead of getting lost in petty issues like private jokes lets focus on ensuring we fight the pandemic united and prepare our people for the very difficult days ahead. Pakistan Zindabad.”

Meanwhile, the National Award winning actor has been actively raising his voice for Pakistanis stranded abroad and campaigning for their safe return.

The tragic death and suicide of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput has started a much-needed conversation on mental health, depression and importance of being kind in these testing times.

Yashma Gill, who has been lauded for her recent performance in Pyar Ke Sadkay, opened up about her own battle with depression and said though that she has talked about this before, she will “keep talking about it till it doesn’t become normal”.

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“As someone who has had first-hand experience of depression, panic attacks and anxiety so severe that it sometimes became derealisation, I can’t stress enough at the importance of reaching out and seeking help,” wrote the actor.

She continued: “Please stop labelling someone’s depression as just a phase or sadness. Sadness and depression are two different emotional states with depression being way more difficult to carry your life with – it’s dark, hollow, emotionally debilitating and can take a toll on your logical thinking leaving u feeling hopeless.”

Gill further said that there were times when she felt that the pain was so severe that she felt like giving up. However, her belief and faith kept her going and with that belief in Allah, she decided not to give up and reached out for help.

“Despite the fear of being called mentally challenged, a psycho or someone that can just not be labelled normal (which are all such shameful terms to give to anyone suffering from the illness of an organ called brain just like other organs can get infected it can too) I started taking therapy,” shared the actor, adding that when therapy hit a wall for her, she opted for medication which helped her recover from depression.

Yashma asserted that “just like other organs in our body that can get infected, the brain is an organ too and can get infected so there is nothing abnormal in that. What’s abnormal is for anyone to not worry about taking care of it or getting it treated like the rest of the organs.”

She concluded by requesting her followers and those reading her note to be kind and empathetic towards each other and not to hurt anyone.