Fakhr-e-Alam has come under criticism for his Gwadar trip and selling the city as a tourist spot while apparently not being cognizant of the region’s politics. The singer has been posting video and pictures with fellow celebrities and the British High Commissioner to Pakistan enjoying at the Gwadar beach and promoting a cricket stadium there. The criticism comes amid news of fencing of Gwadar, which was opposed by Vice-Chairman Balochistan Bar Council Muneer Ahmed Kakkar and Senator Mir Kabir Mohammad Shahi. Shahi had called it a conspiracy to separate Gwadar from Balochistan. The fencing was halted after a court ruling in a petition filed by Kakkar. But Fakhr-e-Alam, in a video .
Petition filed in Balochistan court against fencing of Gwadar
Fencing divides Gwadar into two, says petitioner SAMAA | TV - Posted: Dec 24, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | TV Posted: Dec 24, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
The Chinese and Pakistani flags fly on a sign along a road towards Gwadar, Pakistan January 26, 2016. -Reuters
Fencing of Gwadar will affect the lives of more than 300,000 people living in the city, a constitutional petition filed in the Balochistan High Court said. The court has admitted the petition.
It was filed by Vice-Chairman Balochistan Bar Council Muneer Ahmed Kakkar. It said that every citizen should have the right to live with freedom, access to education and owning a business.