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A journey in devotion
The Express Tribune traces the evolution of Naat as a devotional art form from humble beginnings to popular mainstream
Naat reciter Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi. PHOTO: FILE
KARACHI:
Unconditional love and uncompromised respect for the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) is the most defining element of the Muslim psyche. That sense of attachment and reverence is so deep and powerful that it emotionally defines the Muslim identity and provides the building blocks for Islamic ideology. It is this underpinning theory that makes Iqbal end his marvellous poem Jawab-e-Shikwah with this couplet where God tells the people that “Ki Muhammad Se Wafa Toone To Hum Tere Hain”. Roughly translating to: If you show faithfulness toward Muhammad, then We are yours.
Is Atif Aslam rescuing Naat from the Bollywood-pop takeover?
Every time singer raises his hand in prayer, a blessing falls from sky, and with it a kalaam that everyone listens to
KARACHI:
Every time Atif Aslam raises his hand in prayer a blessing falls from the sky, and with it, a
kalaam that everyone listens to. The crisp white kurta shalwar and the soft top lighting almost give the impression that divine light is embracing Pakistan’s most sought-after voice.
Maybe, it has already entered his heart and is trying to find a place in his voice; a voice that fumbled surprisingly when he recited
Govt, allies clinch K-P, Balochistan seats
PTI-led govt wins 10 out of 12 K-P seats; BAP, allies secure eight out of 12 slots in Balochistan
Balochistan and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Ministers Jam Kamal and Mahmood Khan celebrate the Senate election victory with party members. PHOTO: EXPRESS
QUETTA:
The incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf led government won 10 out of 12 Senate seats from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa whereas the Balochistan Awami Party and its allies managed to win eight out of 12 seats in Balochistan.
The opposition parties in K-P proved to be a disappointment yet again by only winning two seats while the opposition in Balochistan only won four.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa
In K-P, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PML-N) candidate Abbas Afridi, who was considered to be a powerful contestant along with BAP candidate Taj Muhammad Afridi lost. PTI got five out of seven general seats, two women seats, two technocrat seats and one minority seat as well.