In the Media

The Asian Age - 27th May 2008

Pratibha says Kashmir is embodiment of compassion

Invoking Kashmir's revolutionary poet Gulam Ahmed Mehjoor, President Pratibha Patil on Monday asked its "gardeners (people) to create the glory of spring and make the flowers bloom and the birds sing again". She said Kashmir was rightly called rishiwaer or the abode of rishis as it embodies love, tolerance and compassion.

Jawed Naqvi, The Dawn - 26th May 2008

Junoon band enthrals Srinagar

Pakistan's acclaimed pop band Junoon staged their maiden performance in Srinagar on Sunday, ignoring death threats by militants who opposed the show, and regaling thousands of cheering fans at an open air theatre by the scene Dal Lake.

Riyaz Wani, The Indian Express, Srinagar - 26th May 2008

With Pak's Junoon in full blast, Kashmir sings to peace, unity

The scene was like a postcard image of Kashmir - but superimposed with visuals straight from the Woodstock music festival.

The Asian Age - 26th May 2008

Valleys enjoys Junoon

Popular Pakistani sufi rock band Junoon on Sunday mesmerised the audience at a concert here with 4,000 people, mainly school and college students, turning out at the concert and singing along with its superhit Sayouni, despite the opposition to the event from terror groups.

M Saleem Pandit, Times of India Dehli - 26th May 2008

Next to Dal Lake, a musical jihad - Pakistani Band, Junoon, Performs In Srinagar

The hills that have for years reverberated with gunfire, came alive with the sound of music on Sunday afternoon as Kashmiris, particularly the youth, turned up in large numbers and swayed to the rhythmic beats of Pakistani Sufi ban, Junoon.