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Extremely talented artist from Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Original Song by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan #pakistan #pakistanculturalhub #nusratfatehalikhan #ghamhaiyakhushihaitu
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2 years ago
Jazz Diplomacy and Pakistan’s progressive jazz scene During the the Cold War the United States who was struggling with its image at the time, sent out their jazz musicians through out the world to better their image and build international relationships through music. The first Jazz ambassador being Dizzy Gillespie and his band. Karachi was the choice of venue for his concert in Pakistan in 1956. One of the most iconic images of Gillespie (picture 2) shows him wearing a turban, sitting on the ground and charming a snake with his trumpet in the Pakistani metropolis. In Karachi he refused to play until the doors were opened to the underprivileged children because they priced the tickets so high the people they were trying to gain friendship with couldn’t make it. Maliha Masood, author of Dizzy in Karachi, a book published in 2013, told a website that the concert helped nurture an “entire generation of Pakistanis who were influenced by American pop culture,” including her father. “He talked about the mad rush for tickets, the impromptu jam session and Dizzy’s signature trumpet with the bent bell,” Masood writes. Fun fact: His stay in Karachi left such an impact on him that in 1957 Gillespie and his band released a song called ‘Rio Pakistan' which you can find on YouTube and Spotify. Sources: The New York Times, "when Ambassadors had Rhythm" by Fred Kaplan 2008 the Friday Times Double day and company Inc. #pakistanculturalhub #jazz #usstatedep #usa #pakistan #riopakistan
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2 years ago
Courtesy : Akhtar Ayub
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2 years ago
Indian stars born in British India - Now Pakistan. Courtesy : Imran Qureshi #bollywood #india #pakistan #shahrukhkhan
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2 years ago
It took me half of my lifetime to meet with my Guru! And what a beautiful meeting it was. No corridor, no wires, no restrictions, no suspicious eyes - exactly how I have always wanted it to be. I don’t want to bring religion into any of my posts on Pakistan but I cannot explain my emotions without doing that. Only a Sikh can understand how it would feel to be at the pious place where the first Sikh Guru, Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji spent last 18 years of His life! I can’t thank the Government of Pakistan enough for taking this initiative and the Government of India for accepting this proposal to open the Gurudwara at Sri Kartarpur Sahib for Sikh pilgrims! The respect, love and warmth I got during my visit to the Gurudwara Sahib is something I cannot put into words. So many people were shocked that I came via Wagah to this Gurudwara Sahib. I just didn’t want to come back from the Sanctum Sanctorum. The fragrance, feel and aura inside made me feel closer to God with a connection like never before and I realized yet again how blessed I am that God grants me each and every wish that I make. He is the provider and He is the forgiver! May God bless everyone! Pak Diaries - Jan - 2020 by Harmeen Soch #SriKartarpurSahib #pakistan #sikh #gurunanak #pakistanculturalhub #kartarpur #india
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2 years ago
A page from a 1973 tourism book on Karachi’s nightlife and list of the city’s nightclubs. Its seems that Pakistan before 1980's was more progressive, open minded and liberal then today's Pakistan. An era forever gone. #pakistan #nightlife #pakistanculturalhub
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2 years ago
Composition : Ghulam Muhammad Lyrics : Shakeel Badayuni Place : Goth Jam Sahab, Sindh, Pakistan. #zindagidenewalesun #folkmusic #pakistanculturalhub #ghulammuhammad #shakeelbadayuni #alianwar #gothjamsahab #sindh #pakistan
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2 years ago