Since last night, there have been rumours that singer Kaifi Khalil who performed at the Karachi Eat Festival 2023 was injured during his performance.
Now, the actor shared a statement assuring fans that he is fine but disappointed and upset by the lack of decency shown by those who reportedly harassed women at the event.
“Hello everyone. I would just like to clarify the fake news that’s circulating around about me getting injured during my performance at the Karachi Eat yesterday [Sunday] which is not true. I appreciate everyone being concerned about my well-being and inquiring about it, but I am totally fine,” Khalil wrote in his statement.
He said that he’s ‘disappointed and upset’ because of the incident where women who came to enjoy the evening with family and friends were harassed and treated inappropriately by a group of individuals that lacked decency and common sense.
“The event got cancelled mid performance because I couldn’t continue with what was going on and because it became a safety concern for people in the audience as well,” he maintained.
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— Kaifi Khalil (@kaifi_khalil) January 9, 2023
“I request organisers to please take into consideration the safety of everyone attending when choosing the venue for such events [e]specially the ladies, so such incidents don’t happen. These events get organised so that people can come out to enjoy but there are some people who ruin the entire experience for everyone,” he said.
As per tweets circulating on social media, few men “forcefully entered” the event and people had to leave through spaces between walls and even scale them.
People described “a ‘family only’ event turned into an ‘all men’ event” and some said they were harassed at the venue and separated from their friends due to the crowd.
