I am glad to have found this video on YouTube this morning.

Pakistan has been going through the current turmoil for years. Religious extremists with their suicide bombing and other modes of terror have attacked the very fabric of society and culture. Unfortunately, no artist from the mainstream had come forward to condemn them.

Abrar-ul-Haq, with his recent title Yaad Khuda Di from the unreleased album is probably the pioneer in taking on suicide bombing through music. But, he is not alone now.

Finding Heaven is a music video by a young Pakistani business professional, Daniyal Noorani, who makes music as a hobby. It is a daring single and takes the extremists head-on. It definitely will fill some of the ideological vacum in our music scene. My only concern is the language. We need music in local languages to give the message to the masses.

I leave you with the video:

I sincerely hope that it doesn’t stop here and that more popular artists in our music industry will feel the responsibility and act accordingly.

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