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Atif Aslam addresses criticism over singing Indian song at Independence Day parade

Published on: August 10, 2018 2:30 PM

 

Renowned Pakistani singer Atif Aslam, who was severely criticized for singing Bollywood song at Pakistan’s Independence Day parade held in New York, has responded back to trolls.

Reportedly, Atif not only sang an Indian song at a prestigious event that marked Pakistan’s Independence, he also refused to hold the flag of Pakistan. Consequently, people began to doubt his patriotism.

Also read: Atif Aslam trolled for singing ‘Indian songs’ at Independence Day parade

Responding to the trolls, the singer took to his social media accounts and said, “Simply love my haters.  Bayshak Allah izat denay aur rakhnay wala hai. Sabz jhanda meri pehchan hai or mere fans jantay hain k mein iska ehtaram kerna achi tarah janta hun
Mje bohat khushi aur fakhar hai k meray fans fake propaganda Ka jawab dena achi tarah Jantay hain .. I hope NAYE PAKISTAN main un sab logon ko izat dena jaan jayen gae jino ne PAKISTAN ka naam poori duniya mein roshan kia hai.”

 

Let’s wear this today #nevergiveup Simply love my haters 😘 Bayshak Allah izat denay aur rakhnay wala hai Sabz jhanda meri pehchan hai or mere fans jantay hain k mein iska ehtaram kerna achi tarah janta hun Mje bohat khushi aur fakhar hai k meray fans fake propaganda Ka jawab dena achi tarah Jantay hain .. I hope NAYE PAKISTAN main un sab logon ko izat dena jaan jayen gae jino ne PAKISTAN ka naam poori duniya mein roshan kia hai .. #change Hats off to #aadeez #fans kia baat hai ap sab ki – huge amount of respect for Shafqat Amanat Ali ✌@armeenakhanofficial #atifaslam Pakistan Zindabad

A post shared by Atif Aslam (@atifaslam) on Aug 9, 2018 at 5:20am PDT

Atif also thanked singer, Shafqat Amanat Ali for supporting and defending him while others condemned him, “huge amount of respect for Shafqat Amanat Ali.”

 

I stand in support with @itsaadee for singing his songs at the parade. Music is not Indian or Pakistani. It is just music! Singers r synonymous with their songs which r loved equally by fans from every country. Should have briefed him if they wanted national songs #AtifAslam

— Shafqat Amanat Ali (@ShafqatAmanatA) August 7, 2018

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: Atif Aslam, Independence Parade, Pakistan

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