Musician Ali Zafar said on X that he heard the sound of blasts from his home in the aftermath of Indian drone attacks on Lahore.

“We just heard blasts from our home,” he said, urging the world to wake up and “halt this madness”.

“To those beating the drums of war,” Zafar asked if they “truly understand what a war between two nuclear nations could mean?”

“This isn’t a movie. War is devastation. Innocent lives — children, families — pay the price,” he added.

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