Afghan singer caught between Afghanistan and Pakistan: KPK Police make arrests in Pakistan Taliban don't tolerate in Afghanistan
KPK :No matter where we go police arrest us in Pakistan & Afghan Taliban government in Afghanistan does not tolerate us. Now KPK police have arrested 4 of our comrades here.
Asadullah pseudonym is an Afghan singers 25 years old who came to Peshawar after establishment of Taliban rule in Afghanistan.
He is accompanied by 2 brothers while other members of his family remain in Afghanistan.
Asadullah says there is a bit of work with local artists which generates some income most of which is sent to Afghan families.
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Assadullah told British News For us this land has been narrowed down. I do Not know where to go. The police have started cr-acki-ng down & arrests are being made these days.
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If they go out to eat they ask for a card a passport even KPK police come to the room we have in a building he said.
They threaten to take us to court saying that you are a refugee & that you are living here. You do Not have a card we say we are refugees we are human beings we are in difficult situations there are no criminals.
Asadullah said We introduce ourselves to the police that we are singers. They say that if you are a singer do Not you listen to songs? We say that songs will-be sung at weddings or celebrations of their brothers or sons but we do not have any hearing.
Protest with music Afghan singers
Afghan & Pakistani artists staged a unique protest in front of Peshawar Press Club on Monday morning with harmoniums & drums. The protest follows arrest of 4 Afghan artists.
Protesters have demanded the release of arrested artists & demanded that they be given a document or card that would not be disturbed by police.
After Peshawar Press Club protesters marched in front of KPK Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly in order to reach out to the authorities.
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تازہ خبر حکومت پاکستان میں تردید کردی کسی پاکستانی وفد نے اسرائیل کا دورا نہیں کیا۔وزارت خارجہ
اسرائیل کا دورا کرنے والے وفد میں کون کون شامل تھا تفصیلات لنک میں۔
کروکر مچلی گوادر میں لوگوں کی زندگیاں بدل رہی ہے ایک مچھلی ایک کروڑ روپے کی
تیل پاکستان میں 30روپے مہنگا بھارت میں 10روپے سستا ہوگیا تفصیل۔
The demonstrators in the rally continued to dance to traditional Pashto attanar. Police tried to stop the rally on the way but protesters said they were peaceful & were going to reach their defendants.
The demonstrators held placards with demands saying that protest was being carried out with music. A placard read You can't throw us in front of wolves.
Local Pakistani artist Rashid Ahmad Khan stands with them in support of these Afghan artists. It is inhumane to arrest these Afghan artists & hand them over to Taliban in Afghanistan he told British News.
Music and artist activities are banned in Afghanistan & there are fears that artists lives could be in danger if they are sent to Afghanistan.
What is the police doing?
Police 1st arrested 2 Afghan artists and then 2 more last night artists said.
Arrests are being made under Foreign Act. The movement of Afghan refugees in Peshawar is being closely monitored & Afghan refugees who don't have residency documents are being arrested & sent back to Afghanistan.
Peshawar senior superintendent of police mr Haroon Rasheed told British News: Residents of the flat where they live had complained to the police that there was music all night & they were not at peace. Police took action. & the information turned out to be that they are Afghans and they do not have any kind of travel document & this is a crime that the police keep on prosecuting.
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