One of the most versatile Pakistani actresses and Tamgha-e-Imtiaz recepient Mehwish Hayat condemned the US airstrike in Iraq causing the miserable death of Iranian top military commander Qassem Soleimani.

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She tweeted,

Can’t believe that just 72 hours into 2020 & the world is already teetering on the edge of war. I guess this is wht happens when the "leader of the free world"takes unilateral decisions without regard for international laws. This isn’t just abt Iran &USA.God protect us #Soleimani

— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) January 3, 2020

As soon as she tweeted her thoughts about how the world is on the brink of WWIII, Aamir Liaquat, former TV host, bashed her by tweeting,

“Taghma-e-Imtiaz ka ye mtlb nahi kay item girl imtiazi biyanat dain. Inhein Pakistan ki policy kay sath chalna chahye (Taghma-e-Imtiaz doesn’t mean an item girl can give biased statements. She should go with Pakistan’s policy)”

تمغہ امتیاز کا مطلب یہ نہیں ہے کہ آئٹم گرل امتیازی بیانات دیں، اُنہیں پاکستان کی پالیسی کے ساتھ چلنا چاہئیے اور ویسے بھی قاسم سلیمانی اگر حیات ہوتے تو کیا ایران میں انہیں پرفارم کرنے بلاتے؟ https://t.co/NfDnwFaPSo

— Aamir Liaquat Husain (@AamirLiaquat) January 5, 2020

Mehwish, who always tries to ignore such hate remarks, could not stop her self this time and schooled Liaquat on the democratic right to have an opinion. She tweeted,

“This “item girl” is exercising her democratic right to have an opinion whereas you keep stooping to making personal jibes and nothing more. Man up! BTW whatever happened to the case you were filing against me for “Load Wedding”? I have been waiting with bated breath.”

This "item girl" is exercising her democratic right to have an opinion whereas you keep stooping to making personal jibes and nothing more. Man up! BTW whatever happened to the case you were filing against me for “Load Wedding”? I have been waiting with bated breath …

— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) January 5, 2020