Roxen,
Pakistan's
leading
rock
band,
has
delayed
the
launch
of
their
much-awaited
album
in
India
in
the
light
of
the
recent
attacks
on
Mumbai.
Roxen,
currently
signed
with
an
Indian
audio
label,
had
lined
up
the
release
of
their
debut
album
in
India
on
December
15.
It
is
said
that
the
album
features
the
original
rock
version
of
the
successful
'Tera
Mera
Rishta
Purana'
track
from
Mukesh
Bhatt's
2007
release,
Awarapan.
The
band
was
scheduled
to
fly
to
Mumbai
for
the
promotion
of
the
release
and
concurrently
work
on
some
film
assignments
that
they
have
reportedly
signed
up.
The
band's
lead
vocalist,
Mustafa
Zahid
('Tera
Mera
Rishta'
/
'To
Phir
Aao'),
revealed,
"It's
not
the
right
time
for
us
to
release
an
album
knowing
what
India
has
gone
through.
I
would
love
to
take
my
band
across
cities
in
India
to
do
a
Peace
show
and
involve
members
of
the
film
and
music
community
from
India
with
whom
I
have
worked
with
in
the
past
but
that
seems
difficult
at
the
moment.
Therefore,
we
have
delayed
the
release
of
the
album
in
India
and
Pakistan
and
will
announce
a
re-scheduled
date
very
soon."
He
added,
"I
would
like
to
add
that
it's
not
the
nations
that
hate
each
other
but
certain
political
faces
and
agencies.
Terrorists
have
no
religion
and
it's
sad
for
them
to
think
that
jannat
is
a
result
of
jihad." On
a
lighter
note,
he
added,
"Time
is
the
best
healer.
Everything
will
be
fine,
as
both
the
countries
have
a
purana
rishta
with
each
other!"
Story first published: Saturday, December 20, 2008, 9:54 [IST]