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JAVED ZAHEER: FOUNDER OF SHIR
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK:
A MISSION WITH A VISION TO SERVE
HUMANITY IN REALITY
TRIBUTE PAID TO PAKISTANI
MUSIC
LEGENDS
BY JAVED ZAHEER, FREE EXPRESSION
AWARD WINNER
TORONTO:
Pakistanis wherever they are keep showing their deep love in all ways for their
motherland and community. Since they believe in socializing and mingling with others
proudly with their own rich cultural, religious and traditional values, they
are joined by friends and supporters from other communities, particularly
Indians, Bangladeshis, Afghans, Iranians and people of all colours and religions.
With such love and spirit, the great success of any event is guaranteed.
GOOD
CONCEPT: Best Entertainment (Sohail Ahmed Siddiqui) & NJ Marketing (Najma Malik) came up with
a good concept of paying tributes to Pakistani legends. I met Sohail Ahmed
Siddiqui of Best Entertainment and his team members, who are all well-educated and
well-settled people belonging to good families. In short, their background and contributions
are both very impressive.
Muhammad
Salahuddin, popularly known as Mehdi Salahuddin in the music world, who is also
the lead singer of the Best Entertainment team, introduced me and Syed Muhammad
Iqbal, President of Pak Seniors Forum (PSF), to Sohail Ahmed Siddiqui, a
well-known, popular and distinguished figure of the community, Jibran Hashmi
(Singer/Engineer), Ruhi Samina (Singer/author), Saleha Azam (Singer) and Seema
Naqvi (Poet & author). We all liked the wonderful idea and concept to pay
tribute to the legends. The spirit was worth seeing.
Finally,
after careful planning, the musical event: “Tribute To Pakistani Legend 2016” with
grand dinner was organized on Friday, November 25, 2016, at the Milan Banquet
& Convention Center in Mississauga. People came pouring in to attend the
event, which as a result was delayed by an hour. The hall became full by 8:30
P.m. The gentry was of high class comprising distinguished personalities and
prominent figures of many communities.
SOHAIL RANA: Sohail Rana, the world
renowned and recognized music director and music maestro of Pakistan, who is a living
legend of the music world, was the chief guest. Sohail Rana’s great remarkable
achievement and contribution includes presenting the Canadian national anthem
in Urdu language. It was not an easy task and only person of Sohail Rana’s calibre
could do it.
ASHFAQ HUSSAIN: Also present on the
occasion was Ashfaq Hussain, a distinguished literary figure and poet, who has
been recognized and presented achievement awards for his tremendous
contributions both by the Canadian and Pakistan governments.
The
program began after 8:30 P.M.. Since the actual host, Najma Malik, had to go to
Pakistan, therefore Seema Naqvi acted as the host. Jibran Hashmi, who played
the anchor role in organizing the event and is the right hand of Sohail Ahmed
Siddiqui, acted as both co-host and singer.
LEGENDS: Tribute was paid to legends
including Madam Noor Jahan, Queen of Melody (Malka-e-Tarannum), Mehdi Hassan,
King of Ghazal (Shahanshah-e-Ghazal), Nasim Begum, Ahmed Rushdi, Mujib Alam, Irene Parveen, Nayyara Noor, Feroza
Begum, Shahnaz Begum,Alamger, Runa Laila, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and many others.
DIFFERENCE:
Unlike the junkie singers (Popularly known as Bhands in South Asian community),
who keep performing in the manner and ways of monkeys shouting and jumping on
the trees in the jungles and zoos, Mehdi Salahuddin and Ruhi Samina proved
their excellent singing class and won the hearts and praise of the audience
with their beautiful, sweet and soul-touching voices. Their every song compelled
people to responding with claps and Wah
Wah (Words of praise). They also sang duets and entertained the music and
Pakistan lovers.
TRIBUTE TO MEHDI: I was sitting near
Sohail Rana when Mehdi Salahddin came to meet him and seek his permission for
the golden hits the legend composed.
Sohail Rana not only greeted him warmly and respectfully but greatly praised
him and said: “You are really a very good singer and I am interested, out of
the lots, in hearing you. I get fed up with junkies and leave when they keep
torturing the people.” This was a great compliment and encouragement for
Salahuddin, who sings songs/geet and ghazals of all legend singers including
Muhammad Rafi, Mukesh, Kishore Kumar, Talat Mehmood Jagjeet Singhbut but whose
ideal is late Mehdi Hassan.
Even
Mehdi Hassan listened to him perssoally and praised his good quality voice and
permitted him to sing his Ghazals & Geets.
Like
Sohail Rana, Ashfaq Hussain is also a great fan of Mehdi Salahuddin. He liked
him so much that he himself interviewed him for ATN television.
Not only Salahuddin is a very good
singer but a soft-spoken and thorough gentleman as well. He was a senior
officer in PIA, the national airline of Pakistan. He belongs to a good family
with no connection whatsoever with any Gharanas. He likes singing before a
serious audience, only who understand his class of performance. Such audience
is hard to find but these days.
In
the musical events mostly the junkies dominate the stage. They are the ones
responsible for causing maximum harm to music and promoting bad taste music. Cheap
music and bad taste of the Red Light Area class---full of filth and vulgarity.
A gift of Bollywood, which believes in making money by all means. Bollywood has
caused tremendous damage to India’s extremely wonderful and rich music
contributions.
Muhammad or Mehdi Salahuddin sang four
songs/Ghazals in the presence of Sohail Rana and five songs/Ghazals in the
presence of Ashfaq Hussain.
Jibran Hashmi, the nasal singer, and
Saleha Azam too performed and entertain the audience. While Jibran is
well-known and popular in the community and actively takes part and is invited in
community events, Saleha Azam is a newcomer but with a bright future as a
singer because of her very good voice.
The program continued from 8:30 P.M. till
almost 1:30 A.M. The music lovers remained glued to their seats. The songs took
them back to the time and memory lane of the past. Only those with good taste
of music could understand the charm. It was not an event for the monkey and
junkie music taste people. The good gentry and audience proved this. Sohail
Ahmed Siddiqui, Mehdi Salahuddin, Jibran Hashmi, Seema Naqvi and Ruhi Samina
are all from the heart of Pakistan---Karachi but like and love with all good
people of all communities.
EXPLOITERS: Commercial events are
organized mostly with main focus on making money only. There the exploitation
of the people is seen and felt and the true colours, cheap mentality and shady characters
of the commercial organizers and most artists, posing as experienced,
professionals, highly educated, well dressed and very hospitable with smile on their
cunning faces, are exposed.
They
not only exploit the people but use and abuse the artists as well. People must
boycott programs of all such characterless creeps. It is our duty and
responsibility to not only expose them in order to protect the people but to encourage,
support and promote the good people to really entertain, educate and awaken the
people with concepts to keep them closer and together with liking, love and
respect for each other. It is damn easy to become pimps, touts and rotten eggs but
hard to become and remain good member of the society and community. Good people
know the worth of vales, respect and credibility. They cannot afford to
comprise and stoop low.
Canada and the people welcome and encourage all communities to promote themselves in
the best possible ways. The events and activities are all part of the freedom
given and enjoyed. We must respectfully and responsibly avail all the
facilities and opportunities and make Canada, people and all communities proud.
This is why we need to remain alert against exploiters who are tarnishing the
image and damaging the reputation of their communities. For them importance of
values is meaningless.
JZ’S
PROFILE: Founder
of SHIR International Network (Serve Humanity In Reality---SHIR), declared by
Judges as one of 75 Finalist Best Canadian Immigrants, an Honour for the
Pakistani Community. Joined Journalism Profession in 1974 (Daily `SUN’,
Karachi) and still serving as a professional journalist (2014). Javed Zaheer,
Free Expression Award Winner (Awarded by National Ethnic Press & Media
Council of Canada—NEPMCC. Award presented by Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario,
Canada), Desi Idol Recognition Award Winner (Presented by North American Desi
Idol), Member/Honorary Director of NEPMCC, Veteran Active Member (VAM) of Toronto
Press Club, Ex-Member of The National Club and The Ontario Club, Honorary
Editor of English Weekly `Pakistan Abroad’, Canada, ex-Chief Editor (Honorary)
of English Weekly `The Ambassador’, Canada, ex-Chief Editor (Honorary) of
English Weekly `DAWN', Canada, ex-Senior Sub-Editor of English Daily DAWN,
Pakistan (From 1986-1999), Chairman, CANOPI, Director of Children Dignity
Foundation (CDF---Canada & Pakistan) and Honorary Director, Canpak, Chamber
of Commerce, and Honorary Director Information, Pak Seniors Forum (PSF), is
contributing purely on Voluntary and Honorary Basis in order to serve all
people and communities. Contact: (416)696-0981/jazamedia@hotmail.com To read
more JZ’s exclusive articles, please visit: nepmcc website (Editorial Sections.
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JAVED ZAHEER’S MISSION & VISION
“SHIR
INTERNATIONAL NETWORK’S AIMS, ONJECTIVES, MISSION AND VISION:
1. SERVE HUMANITY IN REALITY (SHIR).
2. AFTER WORSHIP OF GOD, CONSIDER SHIR
MISSION & VISION AS OUR MOST IMPORTANT DUTY & RESPONSIBILITY. BOTH ARE
EQUALLY IMPORTANT SINCE WORSHIP WITHOUT SHIR VISION IS MEANINGLESS, IF
UNDERSTOOD IN REALITY.
3. BECOME & REMAIN VOICE & STRENGTH
OF HUMANITY IN REALITY.
4. UNITE HUMANITY IN REALITY.
5. LIKE, LOVE, RESPECT & LIVE & WORK
TOGETHER IN REALITY.
6. JOIN, HELP, SUPPORT, PROMOTE &
PROTECT HUMANITY IN REALITY IN ORDER TO PLEASE GOD AND MAKE THE WORLD SAFER
& BETTER.
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