Music Videos against Violence in Pakistan

Chapati Mystery writes that Pakistani artists strongly oppose the violence in their country, depicted by the 2 music videos.

In a (somewhat cringe-inducing*) video report at NYT, Adam B. Ellick takes aim at some of the very popular Pakistani pop stars and their lack of attention to the Taliban.

Not that we could tell much about US campaigns in Afghanistan, Iraq and Af-Pak since 2001 (”Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue” anyone?) from US pop registers, it is still an illuminating look at what a *certain* segment of youth is consuming.

Here, for Mr. Ellick, are couple of recent anti-suicide bombing/Taliban songs. You may not understand the punjabi/urdu but you can easily follow the visual story. Both of these singers are just as popular, if not more, than Ali Azmat or Shehzad Roy featured in the NYT report.

Abrar ul-Haq, Awain Na Kar Zulm (Do not do such tyranny)

What heaven after you blow up heaven? What heaven after you kill children? What are these lures of virgins? These are victims of conspiracies. Where will you hide from God?

And here is Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, the nephew of maestro Nusrat, Khuda Zamin say giya nahiN hai (God has not left this world). This is the title song of a new PTV serial which does shine forth in all patriotic glory. But still.