Music to echo at Indo-Pak border on Independence Day
Indian
-Staff
By Staff
Courtesy:
IndiaFM
Monday,
August
06,
2007
No
gun
shots
this
Independence
Day
at
Wagah
border.
Instead,
celebrating
the
60
years
of
Independence
through
the
language
of
music,
across
the
borders,
promises
to
give
new
direction
to
the
relationship
the
two
neighbours
share.
Musicians
from
both
the
countries
will
be
lending
their
voice
for
this
programme.
Artists
like
A.R.Rahman,
Rahat
Fateh
Ali
Khan,
Aatif
Aslam
and
Shafqat
Ali
would
be
performing
from
11
pm
on
August
14
to
1
am
on
August
15.
The
show
will
be
telecasted
in
the
both
the
countries
for
people
across
the
borders
to
witness
and
realize
the
reason
behind
an
endeavour
put
by
Rakesh
Gupta,
Secretary
of
NGO
Routes
2
Roots
to
bring
harmony
between
the
two
countries.
Bollywood
stars,
Shahrukh
Khan
and
Juhi
Chawla
and
former
Pakistani
cricketer
Wasim
Akhtar
and
Pakistani
Designer
Shaiyanne
Malik
will
also
be
present
to
host
the
event.
Independence
Day
seems
to
be
celebrated
in
true
spirits.....Cheers
to
that!!!