{"id":461029,"date":"2025-02-12T07:56:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T02:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=461029"},"modified":"2025-02-12T07:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T02:56:54","slug":"rafaqat-ali-khan-on-being-sidelined-by-the-pakistani-music-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/rafaqat-ali-khan-on-being-sidelined-by-the-pakistani-music-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Rafaqat Ali Khan on Being Sidelined by the Pakistani Music Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Rafaqat Ali Khan is Pakistan\u2019s promising trained classical singer who has sung multiple hit songs, ghazals and Qawalis. His notable hits include Tu Kuja Man Kuja, Chand Se Chehre, Kaash Hum Bhi Parhay Likhe Hutay, Maula Maula, Ishq Vi Tu and Ranjish Hi Sahi. His Coke Studio rendition of Tu Kuja Man Kuja has so far achieved more than 275 million views on YouTube. According to the singer, he has been sidelined by mainstream Pakistani media despite his great potential as a musician and singer. Pakistani fashion Rafaqat Ali Khan said, \u201cI think Pakistan has not valued me; I believe they have missed out on a great artist. They didn\u2019t recognize my potential and worth. They could have taken so much more work from me. They have missed a great artist\u2014I was a good artist. I love my country deeply, but there is a high level of discrimination in Pakistan, which we have been facing since the PTV days. It hasn\u2019t ended; it still exists. We can still see the remnants of the lobby system in Pakistan.\u201d ONLINE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Rafaqat Ali Khan is Pakistan\u2019s promising trained classical singer who has sung multiple hit songs, ghazals and Qawalis. His notable hits include Tu Kuja Man Kuja, Chand Se Chehre, Kaash Hum Bhi Parhay Likhe Hutay, Maula Maula, Ishq Vi Tu and Ranjish Hi Sahi. 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