Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Twitter message in which he humbly refused to be nominated for Nobel Peace Prize was praised the world over as a true sign of statesmanship.
Closer at home, his former team mate (read his find) Wasim Akram told his former captain that he doesn’t need to be awarded the Nobel Peace prize for in “our eyes you already have it”.
I am not worthy of the Nobel Peace prize. The person worthy of this would be the one who solves the Kashmir dispute according to the wishes of the Kashmiri people and paves the way for peace & human development in the subcontinent.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) March 4, 2019
Now ‘Jawani Phir Nahi Ani 2’ actress Kubra Khan too expressed her admiration for the premier, his humility and statesmanship.
“Please stop😫 You’re gonna make all of us fall in love with you even more than we already are,” Kubra Khan wrote while quoting the premier’s tweet.
The actress used #ProudPakistani and #MyPrimeMinisterIsALegend hashtags for the tweet.
An online application demanding to give Imran Khan ‘Nobel Peace Prize 2020’ had received more than 0.15 million signatures after he announced to set free Abhinandan Varthaman, an Indian Air Force pilot captured by Pakistani forces during a retaliatory operation on February 27.
Imran Khan’s fans from around the world started the petition for his gesture averted the threat of a full-scale war between India and Pakistan at a time when the ruling party in India, the BJP, is using the “anti-Pakistan”card to win upcoming elections in India.