Salman Ahmad shows APS victims not forgotten

Musician teams up with Junaid Jamshed for tribute song and condemns terrorism in all forms

KARACHI: Salman Ahmed announced plans of releasing a single as a tribute to the victims of last year’s Peshawar massacre and to mark one of the darkest days in the history of Pakistan, December 16.

Denouncing terrorism across the globe, he said, “As artists of conscience and as Muslims who belong both to the East and West, Junaid Jamshed and I unequivocally condemn terrorism in all its forms,” according to a press release. “We extend our empathy and condolences toward those who have lost their loved ones in terrorist attacks across the globe,” he added.



Salman said the song not only pays homage to victims of the Army Public Schools attacks but is also a show of support to those on whom terrorism has wielded its sledgehammer the world over. “Only ISIS and terrorists of all colours, who wish to sow the seeds of division and discord between the East and West benefit from creating fear and uncertainty,” he stated. He epitomised his sentiments by referring to iconic songs. “The words and music of Jazba Junoon, Dil Dil Pakistan and John Lennon’s Imagine capture our feelings most accurately.”

This is not the first time Salman and Junaid have teamed up for a song. Earlier this year, the former Vital Signs band members had gotten together to release the track Chand Sitaara on the occasion of Independence Day. Salman was recently also in the news for his collaboration with music composer Peter Gabriel for the song Mann Kunto Maula, which will be featured in the movie Open Your Eyes.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 16^th,  2015.

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