KARACHI: Nearly two years after Pakistan’s foremost qawwali singer Amjad Sabri was gunned down in Karachi, the devotional music of Islam’s Sufi mystical sect is struggling to survive, as fears of sectarianism…
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday approved the death sentences of 10 convicted terrorists, including qawwal Amjad Sabri’s killers. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR),…
ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain has conferred ‘Pakistan Civil Awards’ on citizens of Pakistan as well as foreign nationals for showing excellence and courage in their respective fields. The list of recipients includes…
Coke Studio’s beautiful rendition of the qawali, Tajdar-e-Haram, has surpassed all records becoming the first Pakistani song to cross one hundred million views on YouTube. Not only that, the music video has…
Police officials are uncertain over the alleged killer of renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri. On Sunday security forces arrested Imran Siddiqui from Surjani Town area in relation to Amjad Sabri’s murder. Siddiqui is…
Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan on Saturday said that the assassination of renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri and kidnapping of Awais Ali Shah, son of Chief Justice Sindh High Court Sajjad Ali…
In a slip of the tongue, Sindh Chief Minister Qaim Ali Shah on Saturday momentarily appeared to forget the name of famed qawwali maestro Amjad Sabri, when he accidentally said “Junaid” as…
“We have announced that anyone providing information regarding Amjad Sabri or Awais Shah case will get Rs 10 million from Sindh government,” Qaim said.
Police and investigative agencies on Friday arrested 4 suspects through geofencing in Amjad Sabri’s murder case after 3 days. The agencies had raided near the area of New Karachi and arrested 4…
Sindh Home Minister Suhail Anwar Siyal said joint investigation teams (JIT) will be constituted for both cases.
Fakhar-e-Alam said that all artists had been receiving threats therefore it was important that the police take their request seriously.
Although Amjad Sabri did not feature in previous seasons of Coke Studio, Tajdar e Haram was performed in Season 8 last year by Atif Aslam, as a tribute to the original performers, Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri
The United States expressed sorrow over the killing of renowned Qawwali singer Amjad Sabri in Karachi. “I would say we express our sympathies with the people of Pakistan as they mourn the…
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday announced a Rs10 million grant as financial support for the family of famed qawwal Amjad Sabri. In a statement released from his office, the PM also…
Renowned Shia Noha reciter Farhan Ali Waris on Wednesday night claimed that unidentified men had attempted to ambush his car near Karachi’s Teen Hatti area on Wednesday night but the assailants fled due to firing of his security guard.
Earlier in 2014, the Islamabad Hight Court (IHC) had issued a notice in a blasphemy case to Amjad Sabri along with two TV channels for the playing of a Qawwali during a morning show.
