If the scourge of militancy in the province was not enough to bring the performing arts industry to its knees, a lack of support from peers and authorities is proving to be the final death knell.

PESHAWAR: Senior Pashto singer Gulzar Alam has returned from Afghanistan after spending four years in Kabul due to his business issues in Peshawar. Four years ago, he developed some issues with local ...

In Pakistan, Muslim religious extremists have long sought to ban secular music — and in some parts of the country, militants are enforcing their views with violence. In areas controlled by the Taliban ...

The Taliban and other Islamic radicals in Pakistan consider most music to be blasphemous, and have repeatedly attacked musicians, including renowned Pashto singer Gulzar Alam, who in this clip ...

PESHAWAR, April 15: Renowned Pushto singer Gulzar Alam has accused the government and local police for disgracing his family owing to his profession. “I am not safe in the province due to my ...