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Music Article: Best Left Unsung – By NFP

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by Nadeem F. Paracha

Modern Pakistani pop culture is a cultural extension of the upper echelons of urban middle-class Pakistan. This remains in spite of the fact that acts such as Sajjad Ali, Nazia and Zoheb, Abrar-ul-Haq, Atif Aslam, and to a certain extent, Junoon and the Vital Signs have often managed to resonate some aesthetic and social relevance within the more populist sections of popular culture in Pakistan.

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Shehzad Roy wins award for work in education

Shehzad Roy
Shehzad Roy

Top Pakistani pop star and founding president of the Zindagi Trust Shehzad Roy has been awarded the 2009 Patricia Blunt Koldyke Fellowship on Social Entrepreneurship by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs for his philanthropic work in the field of education.

Mr Roy was given the award for the work he has done to improve the quality of primary and secondary education in Pakistan.