August 13, 2019
A performance by famous singer Mika Singh and his troupe at
the home of a Pakistani billionaire’s daughter’s wedding in Karachi has
evoked angry reactions in Pakistan. The billionaire is apparently close to
former Pakistan president General Pervez Musharaff.
After the government of India’s move to scrap Article 370 of the
Constitution and bifurcate Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories,
relations between India and Pakistan have never been worse. Pakistan has
downgraded its diplomatic ties and severed trade ties with India. It has also
suspended the Samjhauta Express services between the two
countries.
Mika Singh apparently performed on 8 August at the ceremony and his presence
in Karachi became known when some guests there uploaded videos of his
performance on social media.
Leader of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party Syed Khursheed
Shah has asked the Pakistan government to find out who gave the
security clearance and visas to Mika Singh and his 14-member troupe to visit
Pakistan at a time when the country has suspended diplomatic and trade
relations with India.
This is a time when there is a ban on Indian films, dramas, shows, and
Pakistan has made its views clear to the Indian government. Even if visas
were issued early on they should have been cancelled. – Syed
Khursheed Shah, Pakistan Peoples Party
Reports are that the bridegroom was a big fan of Mika Singh and wanted to see
him perform live, a wish that his in-laws fulfilled by using their
connections to secure high-level security clearance and visas for the Indian
band.
Indian fans of Mika Singh are also upset with him. One Twitter user said,
“Mika Singh Paaji, we Indians gave you so much love… And in a situation
like that when Pak banned all trade ties with us, sending terrorists across
the border, our tensions are very high right now. Why did you go to Pakistan
for a show? Few bucks are bigger than India?”.
Mika Singh has not responded so far.
Source: https://newzhook.com/story/angry-reactions-to-mika-singhs-performance-in-karachi
