Pakistani Male Celebrities Are Painting Their Nails: Polished Man Campaign

In recent news, ever since yesterday, photos of Pakistani male celebrities have emerged with their fingernails painted as a part of the Polished Man campaign. It raised speculation amongst the people as to why these celebrities were painting their nails and posting about it.

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I am a Polished Man! Every child deserves the right to feel safe and protected. But here we are in 2020 where more than 10 children a day in Pakistan are subjected to abuse and violence (and that’s only what’s being reported) Too many little lives are suffering everyday at the hand of an adult and This needs to end now. We need to break this subject wide open, hear our children’s cries and vow to protect the children of this country from further abuse, torture and murder. This October, men all over our country and the world are coming together to say NO MORE to child violence and are standing up to help end the suffering. So Join me, in our fight and become a polished Man. So Man Up, be strong and Paint one or all your nails and show Pakistan your softer side. So take the stand and #GETPOLISHED Nominate 3 mates to do the same. Today I nominate @ali_zafar @imranismail.pti and @salman_ary #PakistanForPolishedMan #PakistanIsPolished #PakistaniMenSayNOMORE #EndViolenceAgainstChildren #IamAPolishedMan #PolishedManPk @polishedman

A post shared by Wasim Akram (@wasimakramliveofficial) on Oct 17, 2020 at 12:23am PDT

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Too many children are suffering in silence. Too many children are victims of violence and torture due to the hand of an adult. And we have had enough. Children of Pakistan need our support. Join us today and say NO MORE. Become a polished man. A man who stands up to violence against children. To show your support, paint one nail and become a #PolishedMan. That one nail represents the millions of children who go unheard every single day. At least we have you talking about it #PolishedManPk #IamAPolishedMan #EndTheSilence

A post shared by Mikaal Zulfiqar (@mikaalzulfiqar) on Oct 18, 2020 at 3:47am PDT

Shaniera Akram, the wife of Wasim Akram and rights activist, took to her social media to introduce the Polished Man Campaign which displays the softer side of men in the country to raise awareness about child abuse. Through this campaign, Shaneira has shared the photos of many famous Pakistani male celebrities and wrote, “Some of the toughest men Pakistan has ever produced are showing their softer side & coloring one nail to represent the millions of children who suffer every day at the hand of an adult. Our Pakistani heroes say ‘We WILL NOT tolerate child abuse in our country’.”

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The Polished Man campaign has been around for quite some time now, however, the need for it is at an all-time high in 2020 due to the rapid rise in child abuse cases in Pakistan. Pakistani male celebrities and sports stars have joined this international campaign to show their support for children suffering in silence from child abuse in Pakistan.

Moreover, Shaniera Akram goes onto encourage other men to also join the Polished Man campaign to raise awareness of the abundant cases of child abuse in Pakistan. “Talking about Child Abuse is better than not talking about Child Abuse! We need to infiltrate people’s homes in Pakistan with the necessary conversations around this topic. And if a man coloring his nail can spark a wave of awareness, then so be it! Man up, Colour your nail today.”

Talking about Child Abuse is better than not talking about Child Abuse! We need to infiltrate peoples homes in Pakistan with the necessary conversations around this topic. And if a man colouring his nail can spark a wave of awareness, then so be it! Man up,Colour your nail today

— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) October 18, 2020

Several celebrities have joined the Polished Man campaign such as Wasim Akram, Bilal Ashraf, Adnan Siddiqui, Shahzad Roy, Humayun Saeed, and Mikaal Zulfiqar joined the cause by posting their selfies with their fingernails painted.

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