Gulzar Alam and his family have been left without home and hearth. PHOTO: MUHAMMAD IQBAL/EXPRESS
Speaking at a press conference at Peshawar Press Club on Monday, the singer – who was accompanied by his wife, Rukhsana Muqadas, and their son – accused his brothers Riaz, Sardar Ali, Sher Ali and Suleman of usurping his property, including their house.
“I have been forced to live in a rented house,” Alam told journalists at the PPC. “They have also threatened me on a number of occasions and I need protection against them.”
According to Muqadas, the family has been left without home and hearth.
“We have nothing left, they have taken everything from us,” she said. “We don’t want anything but our legal rights.”
Moreover, he also asked the elders to resolve the dispute through a jirga and provide them their rights.
Muqadas insisted that Alam has been unable to attend rehearsals and performances as his relatives have repeatedly given him death threats.
“We are facing severe financial problems,” she said. “My husband will not be able to earn if he does not perform.”
Alam has served the Pashto music industry for 37 years and has won several awards for his contributions.
Over the years, he has actively promoted the importance of Pashto music and protecting musicians, and has paid a heavy price for his views.
When the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal government seized the reins in the erstwhile North West Frontier Province in 2002, Alam aggressively advocated the rights of singers in the province.
He was forced to leave the city along with other singers and musicians who lived in Debgari. Alam settled in other parts of the country, including Quetta and Karachi, but never gave up on his profession.
He returned to Peshawar when the Awami National Party came into power.
After returning, he established a music academy near Khyber Super Market.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 13th, 2015.
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This is one side of the story, I know the truth and can provide the details abt What happened and why was it happened...Ask me....
I know this Gulzar Alam (actual name Mir Alam) from my childhood for almost 35 years and the whole family. The story is not what he fabricated I can tell the whole true story. His wife is a very aggressive women putting her husband into this situation But mostly exaggerated.
You can contact me on my email for facts n the true story...
Nasimullah Javed Toronto Canada
Pakistan has a poor government and poor policies , , Gulzar alam please don't expect anything better from this government only seek help from Allah, No doubt Allah helps his followers. INSHA ALLAH
And now we have the new MMA in power. The only difference is that PTI has taken the place of JUI-f in the coalition, which also explains the hostility of Maulana Fazl.