Pakistan, May 8 -- After last night's missile attack on Pakistan's civilian areas, Pakistani film star Mahira Khan took a firm stand against India, calling out its aggression and war-mongering rhetoric.

Mahira Khan turned to her Instagram handle on Wednesday morning, following India's missile attack on six different locations in Pakistan, which resulted in the martyrdom of at least 26 civilians and significant casualties, calling out the silence of the country's powerful voices against genocide and war crimes.

"I am grateful that I live in a country where I am not dictated to say what I have to. I have a voice and I CAN use it," she noted.

"We speak up when there are injustices in our own land, we condemn violence wherever it happens, ...