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Riyadh gears up for Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on stage 

Atif Aslam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan to perform in Riyadh season on October 25. ( Courtesy General Entertainment Authority, KSA )
Updated 21 October 2019
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Riyadh gears up for Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan on stage 

  • Two of Pakistan’s most famous singers are set to perform in the Saudi capital on Oct. 25
  • Both artists have also received immense fame across the border, and have millions of Indian fans
Updated 21 October 2019
Sabah Bano Malik

ISLAMABAD: The South Asian diaspora in Riyadh is gearing up to welcome two famed vocal talents from Pakistan, Atif Aslam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, in the Saudi capital on Oct. 25.
The news was reported in a Twitter post on Saturday, by Saudi Royal Court Adviser, Turki Alalshikh, who serves as Chairman of the General Entertainment Authority in the Kingdom.
“For our Indian and Pakistani brothers and sisters in Riyadh, Atif Aslam and Rahat Fateh Ali Khan will be waiting for you on the 25th of October,” the post said.

Most recently, Aslam sang a haunting rendition of famed Pakistani Qawali master, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s ‘Wohi Khuda Hai’ on the popular music platform, Coke Studio. Since it premiered last week, the song and video has amassed 13 million views.
Aslam remains one of the most revered stars out of Pakistan’s music scene and has enjoyed immense success across the border in neighboring India as well, where the singer’s crooning voice is a favorite for Bollywood soundtracks. Pakistan and India have an almost identical spoken language.
Khan, like Aslam, is also a hugely popular artist out of Pakistan and has received similar appreciation in India where he has sung for notable films. A nephew of the late Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, he performed his uncle’s original song, ‘Afreen Afreen,’ in 2016, and it remains the highest viewed video out of Pakistan and Coke Studio, at 288 million views.
Both artists have frequently been praised for their talents, and the work they produce which bridges distances through music between bitter rivals Pakistan and India.
Currently, roughly 250,000 Pakistanis live in Saudi Arabia with nearly a million calling the UAE home.

Topics: Pakistan Saudi Arabia Riyadh season concerts Music art Atif Aslam Rahat fateh ali khan

Pakistan weekly inflation rises 5.19% year on year as Ramadan begins

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Pakistan weekly inflation rises 5.19% year on year as Ramadan begins

  • Out of 51 items, prices of 17 items increased, 12 items decreased and 22 remained stable
  • The Sensitive Price Index for the week ending on Feb. 19 increased by 1.16 percent, data shows
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Ismail Dilawar

KARACHI: Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), rose 5.19 percent year-on-year in the week ending Feb 19, the statistics bureau said on Friday, reflecting higher prices of perishable food items at the start of Ramadan.

The SPI, which comprises 51 essential items collected from 50 markets in 17 cities, is computed on a weekly basis to assess the price movement of essential commodities at a shorter interval of time to review the price situation in the country.

The SPI for the week ending on Feb. 19 increased by 1.16 percent, the year-on-year trend depicted an increase of 5.19 percent, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data.

The development came as the holy fasting month of Ramadan began in the South Asian country on Feb. 19, which often sees an increase of prices of fruit, vegetables and other necessary items.

“During the week, out of 51 items, prices of 17 (33.33%) items increased, 12 (23.53%) items decreased and 22 (43.14%) items remained stable,” the PBS said.

Major increase was observed in the prices of Bananas (16.05%), Electricity Charges for Q1 (15.41%), Garlic (5.86%), Chicken (5.49%), Onions (3.83%), Tomatoes (3.82%), Diesel (2.69%), Petrol (1.93%), Beef (1.03%), LPG (0.75%), Mutton (0.69%) and Long Cloth (0.28%), according to the PBS.

The items whose prices decreased included Eggs (11.78%), Potatoes (2.24%), Wheat Flour (2.02%), Pulse Masoor (1.47%), Sugar (0.96%), Vegetable Ghee 2.5Kg (0.72%), Pulse Gram (0.58%), Cooking Oil 5 Litre (0.19%), Gur (0.16%), Vegetable Ghee 1Kg (0.11%), Rice (0.08%) and Mustard Oil (0.07%).

Topics: Ramadan 2026 Inflation Pakistan

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