Mahira Khan steals the limelight at ‘20th Lux Style Awards’.

The 20^th edition of ‘Lux Style Awards’ was a star studded evening that honored winners and announced Life-time Achievements for three noteworthy Entertainment and Fashion legends. The much loved event featured celebrities from the Fashion, Music, and Television fraternities. Due to Covid, this year’s submissions did not receive any entries in Film. The 20^th year, a milestone for the Lux Style Awards, that has hosted many glittering gala evenings, was celebrated exclusively with limited presence of media, nominees and performers, adhering to government’s standard operating procedures (SOPs). To assure this, the recorded show was an all-day production and was divided into multiple dedicated slots.

The hosts for the evening included Mehwish Hayat and Ahsan Khan and the duo of Ahmed Ali Butt and Mansha Pasha. Every bit of the show-flow, was designed around the #LSA4Pakistan and focused on building up and appreciating the Pakistan fashion and entertainment industries. The ‘Lux Style Awards’ are much acclaimed for recognizing both the high achievers and encouraging new emerging talent and in its 20^th year, the show stayed true to its ethos of recognizing Pakistan’s varied talent.

The day-long red carpet was magnificent as for the first time it included a live catwalk that was a perfect spot to showcase the many varied fashion hits that strolled down. Hosts Dino and Ayesha Omar plus a plethora of channels, electronic and digital were seen in action as celebrities walked down in momentous outfits. While some rushed towards the show, Asim Azhar shared his first Lux Style Awards experience and music nominees; Bayaan, Baluch Twins and Abbas Ali Khan sang snippets of tracks during interviews.

The TRESquad featuring Hareem Farooq, Nimra Jacob, Maha Tahirani and Sarah Zulfiqar made an appearance at the ‘Lux Style Awards’ red-carpet together while Ali Rehman, Uzair Jaswal, Shahbaz Shigri, and Imran Ashraf entertained the media with their antics.

At the red-carpet we loved the ultra-feminine looks with Mira Sethi in jeweled long gloves by Hussain Rehar, to Mushk Kaleem in a gorgeous trail by Sana Safinaz. the ‘Lux Style Awards’ look was classy and elegant with all the excitement and bonhomie, which was  was evident to all.

The night began with the national anthem sung by music veteran, Shehzad Roy. Starting off the show, Amir Paracha, CEO, and Chairman of Unilever Pakistan took over the stage to welcome the audience to the milestone 20^th year of glitz and glam. He said; “Lux Style Awards began as a means to spread the message of Lux to the audience via fashion, music, television and film but it has become so much more. It has encouraged entertainers to persevere with their talent and continue to bring joy to their fans. The real meaning of the LSAs is the hope that comes with it and how it has battled during tough times, like natural disasters, political instability, or a pandemic. The LSAs have gone on without breaking momentum, transforming from a LUX platform to Pakistan’s platform internationally. Our hashtag this is year is LSA4Pakistan.”

With that, the show opened with a star-studded Lux Style Awards anthem ‘Sitare, sitare, aasmaan kay tarey, keh raha hai yeh pal, aaj hum hain yahan’, which featured a line-up of celebrities. The anthem was composed by Bilal Maqsood and sung by Aima Baig, Uzair Jaswal, Asim Azhar and the Young Stunners. Many celebrities joined the stage such as Mahira Khan, Meera Jee, Ayesha Omar and couturier Ali Xeeshan and show choreographer Frieha Altaf.

Following this, Ahmed Ali Butt, who has continuously entertained audiences with his quick wit and humour and Mansha Pasha, the versatile actress, hosted the music segment. The segment included awards given to the best singer of the year, the best song of the year, best emerging talent and best music video director. It started with music dynamo Bilal Maqsood and Mira Sethi, wearing Hussain Rehar, presenting the best emerging talent in music award to Aziz Kazi for Shantarum, a meditational track. Friends, Asim Azhar and Uzair Jaswal presented the award of best video director to Hamza Bin Tahir for Teri Tasveer by Bayaan. Recently engaged Aima Baig and Shahbaz Shigri graced the stage to present song of the year to Bayaan for Teri Tasveer and singer of the year to Abbas Ali Khan for Mein Yeh Janoun Na. CEO of Airsial, Ameem Hasan joined them on stage to present the latter.

The Unilever Chairman’s Lifetime Achievement Award was dedicated to Farida Khanum, known as the Queen of Ghazal during her active years. Famously known for her songs, Aaj Jaane Ki Zidd Na Karo and Woh Ishq Jo Humse Rooth Gaya, Farida Khanum has been a singer with an inner muse who expressed her identity in every song. A dedication of love to her was performed by Mehwish Hayat and Resham to the melodious Punjabi numbers of “Balle Balle” and “Meinay Pairoon Mein Payal Tau Bandhi Nahin”. Both Mehwish and Resham gave the legendary singer a heartfelt tribute through their energetic yet elegant dances, and Unilever Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Amir Paracha read out a befitting tribute, standing beside the lovely Mahira Khan on stage. Farida Khanum’s message as she accepted the award was then played out. Ending the segment was the fabulous Tabish Hashmi, a spectacular comedian who has recently rightfully earned fame. Tabish walked down to the audience and roasted some of the nominees, creating moments of laughter.

The second segment of the show starred the Laal Kabootar star Mansha Pasha and the brilliant Mehwish Hayat together. The ladies asked Asima Haq, Director of Beauty and Personal Care at Unilever Pakistan to introduce the ‘Lux Style Awards’ newly initiated Lux Change Makers Award. Asima Haq said, “This award has been created to recognize the change-makers in the industry. As a brand ‘Lux’ has always endorsed a positive attitude towards everything feminine and this award recognizes the female strength of women in the industry that has created change in the world with their art and content.”

Asima Haq then announced the award posthumously for the late Haseena Moin, playwright par excellence, as the first recipient of the award. The iconic Haseena Moin wrote memorable female characters. A tribute to her played out, which featured celebrities like Behroze Sabzwari and Marina Khan who spoke about Haseena Moin’s larger-than-life energy and how she created dreams. She was a woman who knew her worth and wanted to showcase women who carried the same attitude, leading to characters like Dhoop Kinaray’s Dr. Zoya. Haseena Moin’s award was accepted by her niece Sadaf, who spoke of how her aunt, her father’s sister, inspired so many to live out their lives with courage and independence.

To present the Lifetime Achievement Award in Fashion, Safinaz Muneer Co-founder of Sana Safinaz, and Shamoon Sultan, founder of Khaadi were given the honors to award legendary Fashion Designer Banto Kazmi. Banto Kazmi has been an inspiration for many younger than her in the industry, as well as to the girls whose lives she has added much joy into, by bringing color to their bridal dresses and weddings.

Debonair, male model, Hasnain Lehri and chic female model, Mushk Kaleem came on stage to start off the awards in the fashion category; best emerging talent and best hair and makeup artist. The best emerging talent in fashion was bagged by a promising model, Sarah Zulfiqar.

Salman Ahmed, musician, famously known for band Junoon and actress, Azekah Daniyel continued the segment and went on to award best fashion photographer and achievement in fashion-pret. Achievement in fashion pret was won again by Generation who wanted to thank their customers, adding that every time somebody wears a generation outfit, they add a sentence to their colorful story.

Ahsan Khan, the host for the second bit of the fashion segment, joined Mehwish Hayat and invited two former LSA winners’ Nadia Hussain and Fouzia Aman to present the Best Menswear Designer award to Ismail Farid. The gorgeous Sunita Marshall and high-end designer Hasan Sheharyar Yasin (HSY) announced model of the year (female) and this award was won by Mushk Kaleem, who was dressed in an extravagant stand-out hot pink gown. Ayesha Omar and Azfar Rehman were welcomed onto the stage to present the model of the year (male) award to Sachal Afzal. Ayesha Omar looked stunning in an all-gold, gemmed body-hugging dress.

Achievement in fashion-luxury and bridal were announced by Emaad Irfani and Saboor Ali. Tabish Hashmi roasted some of the fashion category nominees and the breaks of entertainment were appreciated.

The last segment of the show was hosted by Ahmed Ali Butt and Mansha Pasha. The elegant Youmna Zaidi announced the best emerging talent award, followed by dapper Imran Ashraf announcing Best Writer and Best Television Director. To no surprise to the audience, Umera Ahmed won the best writer award for Alif, an artistically pleasing drama and Farooq Rind won the award of best television director for Pyar Ke Sadqay.

 A heart-tugging performance by Asim Azhar in the middle of the awards made the audience emotional as he sang “Nimmi Nimmi” an original by the late Farhad Humayun, the Overload vocalist who was remembered for leaving this world too soon. An obituary video played behind Asim as he sang, featuring industry stalwarts who were no more. Tweets by celebrity friends were also shared on screen.

Television’s biggest night was swept by the two Hum television serials Ehd e Wafa and Pyaar Kay Sadqay, with Ehd e Wafa walking away with Best television serial and Yamna Zaidi sweeping the Best Actress Awards for Critics and Viewer’s Choice categories. For the men, it was Bilal Abbas for Pyar Kay Sadqay and Danish Taimoor for Geo’s Deewangi.

The grand finale featured a plethora of power-packed performances by the Parey Hut Love stars Mahira Khan, Meera and Sheheryar Munnawar for the perfect finale. Director Asim Raza and Producer Fizza Ali Meerza talked about how 2020 ruined the film industry by shutting down cinemas and halting projects. While no films were made, the desire to make films lives on, and as everybody knows music and film go hand in hand.

Mahira Khan, Sheheryar Munawar, Ahmed Ali Butt, and Meera jee, performed on the lively songs that stayed popular all year round and were played multiple times at weddings: Haye Dil Bechara, Ik Pal, and Morey Saiyaan. Each performance looked spectacular because of the graphics behind and the magic created by Nomi Ansari, with every performer’s outfit stitched with intricate detail to be noticeable on stage.

This year’s Lux Style Awards were partnered by Sialkot-run state of the art airline, AirSial as the travel partner, Tresemme as hair partner, Magnum as snack partner, Lipton as beverage partner, Geo Television as media partner and A.F Fergusons as award’s auditors.

The backstage was buzzing with the help of booths put up by sponsors. Celebrities prepared backstage by the Tresemme booths as Tresemme announced two best tressed (dressed) awards for celebrities who exhibited trend and style backstage. Nimra Jacob and Ali Rehman won these titles along with iPhone 12s.

The 20^th Lux Style Awards was conceived & directed by Frieha Altaf at Catwalk, show dancing choreography by Nigah, show script by Nabeel, Fizza & Ahmed Ali Butt, television production by Nadeem J, hair & makeup by Nabilas & NGents, event design by Jalal Salahuddin, official photography by Faisal Farooqui at Dragonfly, performance costumes by Nomi Ansari, show styling by Mavi & Rao, team Reactivate for all the content on Lux’s own social media handles and finally Talking Point for awards management, and digital media and print media.

This year’s event was its 20^th years since its inception and this make LSA as the first Pakistani Awards Show to reach that milestone! Some of the highlights of this year’s 20^th Lux Style Awards are to start from Pakistan’s most sought after face, i.e. Mahira Khan, she was the star of this show with three impeccable and outstanding performances. Her popularity has gone beyond borders and she truly is a superstar of this era and has been associated with Lux for ages.

Apart from regular segments and performances this year’s Lux Style Awards added some uniqueness to their fold by adding an event’s anthem for first time. This star studded anthem feature 20+ celebrities and was another nod to their hashtag #LSA4Pakistan. This anthem was composed by Bilal Maqsood and aimed to commemorate the 20^th year of Lux Style Awards. A star studded performance was a tribute to the emerging talent and the many personalities who have performed on the LSA stage

Tabish Hashmi, now a known comedian for his sardonic wit and humor was something not experienced before at an award show. He kept the show alive by dropping in to roast nominees, something that we don’t see enough of in Pakistani shows.

A news award was also initiated, which seemed very important, the Change Maker’s Award for artists who push the envelope for their narrative of those Pakistani women who bring about a change in society

One of other main highlight of this year’s LSA was it being very well-organized with an ample amount of space for everyone present. This very well-organized show with plenty of spread out photo opportunities, at no point people were squished together. This meant nobody was pushing anybody and the air conditioning was at chilled temperatures throughout the show. The show followed proper standard operating procedures (SOP) throughout.

Winners List at 20th Lux Style Awards:
Music Category
Best Singer (Viewer’s Choice)	Abbas Ali Khan for Mein Yeh Janoun Na
Best Song (Viewer’s Choice)	Bayaan for Teri Tasveer
Best Emerging Talent (Jury Vote)	Aziz Khan
Best Video Director (Jury Vote)	Hamza Bin Tahir for Teri Tasveer
Television Category
Best Television Play (Viewer’s Choice)	Momina Duraid and ISPR for Ehd-e-Wafa
Best Television Actor (Viewer’s Choice)	Danish Taimoor for Deewangi
Best Television Actress (Viewer’s Choice)	Yumna Zaidi for Pyaar Ke Sadqay
Best Original Soundtrack (Viewer’s Choice)	Rahat Fateh Ali Khan for Ehd-e-Wafa Ke Naam
Best Male Actor (Critics)	Bilal Abbas for Pyaar Ke Sadqay
Best Female Actor (Critics)	Yumna Zaidi for Pyaar Ke Sadqay
Best Play Writer (Critics)	Umera Ahmed for Alif
Best Play Director (Critics)	Farooq Rind for Pyaar Ke Sadqay
Best Emerging Talent	Adnan Samad Khan for Ehd-e-Wafa
Fashion Category (Critics Vote)
Model of the Year (Female)	Mushk Kaleem
Model of the Year (Male)	Sachal Afzal
Achievement in Fashion Design	Generation for Pret
Achievement in Fashion Design	Husain Rehar for Luxury Pret
Achievement in Fashion Design	Shehla Chatoor for Bridal Couture
Best Menswear Designer	Ismail Farid
Best Fashion Photographer	Najam Mehmood
Best Hair & Make Up Artist	Sunil Nawab
Best Emerging Talent	Sarah Zufiqar
Lifetime Achievement Category
Lux Change-makers Award	Haseena Moin
Life-time Achievement in Fashion	Bunto Kazmi
Unilever Chairman’s Life-time Achievement Award	Farida Khanum

Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan gets life-time achievement award & honorary membership from Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi.

One of the greatest singers of this era and iconic sufi-singer, musician and qawwal Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan was awarded with the life-time achievement award and honorary membership by the Arts Council of Pakistan (ACP) Karachi. This award was presented to Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan at a prestigious ceremony that took place on the evening of Tuesday 16^th March 2021 at Jaun Elia Lawn, Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi.

Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan becomes the first Pakistani musician to receive this honour from Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi. This was previously awarded to Zia Mohyeddin, Anwer Maqsood, Iftikhar Arif, Amar Jaleel and Asad Muhammad Khan

On this occasion Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan said; “I am feeling honoured to be accepting this award by ACP Karachi as I would say that ACP Karachi is a world-renowned institute of Arts & Culture. I cannot put my feelings into words for the honour that has been bestowed on me”.

Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan added; “Anwar Maqsood is my mentor, he is the legend of words and stories and it is not less than an honor for me to speak in front of him”. He also added that; “President of ACP Karachi, Ahmad Shah chose beautiful words for my introduction”.

Minister of Culture Syed Sardar Ali Shah said that; “there is no grammar of love and music. The greatest musicians of our time are present among us today; it’s an honour for everyone”. He further added that; “the legacy of combination of folk and classical music which was created by Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan is maintained by Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan”.

President ACP Karachi Mohammad Ahmad Shah said; “we are proud to present Lifetime Achievement Award and the Lifetime Membership of Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi to Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in recognition of his massive achievements”. President of ACP Karachi was was accompanied by the Culture Minister of Sindh Syed Sardar Ali Shah, living legend Anwer Maqsood, International producer Salman Ahmed and Secretary ACP Council Ejaz Ahmed Farooqi.

On the occasion, Ahmed Shah demanded the nomination of Nishan-e-Imtiaz for the music legend Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan from the government of Pakistan.

Highlight of the evening was when legendary writer Anwar Maqsood had an interesting conversation with the Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, in which Anwar Maqsood humorously said; “Rahat Fateh Ali Khan has been singing for a long time but it is surprising to give him this award at this age, he is still very young and this award should be given to those who are involved in NAB cases”.

Event concluded after Ustad Rahat Fateh Ali Khan sang “Mera Iman Pakistan” and “Aaj Rang Hai” and received a standing ovation from the audience. During his short performance he remembered his co-performer Late Amjad Sabri.

Pakistan’s biggest rock band JUNOON’s reunion concert creates history as the most iconic live-act ever seen in Pakistan.

On 25^th December 2018, Karachiites were treated to the most awaited concert of the year featuring Pakistan’s biggest sufi-rock band Junoon and they were re-uniting after a period of 13 years. This event was organized by Pakistan leading biscuit manufacturer Peek Freans through their most sought after brand ‘Sooper’ to celebrate nations passion for its country on the birth anniversary of Quaid-e-Azam as well as to commemorate nearly 30 years of Junoon’s music.

This reunion concert by Pakistan’s biggest rock band Junoon was declared a roaring success as it not only kept the audience singing along to the nostalgic tunes loud and proud, but also proved to be an awe inducing showcase of live effects and animation.

Although there have been countless large-scale concerts throughout Pakistan’s history, a recent lull in the frequency of such events threatened to derail and completely submerge its live entertainment scene. The Sooper Junoon’s reunion concert proved to be the impetus needed to jumpstart that trend once again.

ABOUT THE EVENT: The event was a star-studded one with popular celebrities such as Wasim Akram, Zohaib Hassan along with an army of other celebrities and personalities in attendance. The much talked-about Ladies Only Pink Circle, which even Ali Azmat acknowledged on-stage as a first, was the crowning glory of the event while other enclosures were packed with people of all ages, all of whom had come together to see Junoon’s reunion after a long halt of 13 years.

ABOUT OTHER ACTS: Show started off immediately after namaz-e-maghrib at around 06:00 pm with only 20% of concert arena filled to capacity. With a massive stage set for the Sufi-Rock Kings, the host for the evening, Faizan Haque, kick-started the event with Pakistan’s top DJ, Faisal Baig, whose classic rock music set helped build the mood for what was to come later.  First musical act on the evening was ‘Lyari Underground’, who despite sound related issued did well to entertain the crowd. Their unique Balochi accents felt very pleasant and most of their songs catchy. ‘Khumaariyan’ from Peshwar was up next with sounds and tunes of Khyber PukhtoonKhwa. They had brought with them instruments like sitaar and rubab and they brilliantly presented rock version of folk-music of Khyber PukhtoonKhwa. ‘Khumaariyan’ did succeed in bringing the crowd to its feet.  Tamasha performed pretty ordinarily as the standards were set high by their predecessors coupled with high expectations from the crowd present. Last in was Sounds of Kolachi with only one chore at their hand and that was to warm-up the crowd for next and the biggest act of the evening which was to come later.

BUILD-UP TO JUNOON: With the appearance of each live act, the anticipation of the crowd for Junoon’s first live act in years grew, eventually getting to a point where it seemed like they just couldn’t take any more. However, once Junoon took to the stage, the evening took a turn from absolutely amazing to dream-like spectacular. With an incredible light show that was accompanied by L.E.D graphics and animations playing on three humongous screens which in their entirety spanned more than 200 feet in length, the audience was completely swept away by the entry. “Wow! Look at all these people!” was the band’s first words on stage after 13 years when they saw the more than 10,000 in attendance.

ABOUT JUNOON’S LINE-UP: Ali Azmat was totally in-charge of vocal section with Salman Ahmed taking charge for one song dil dil Pakistan which was his tribute to his late friend Junaid Jamshed. Guitars section was led by Salman Ahmed on lead-guitars, Brain-o-Connell on bass-guitars, Kashan Admani on 12 strings acoustic guitars and Omran Shafique on 6 strings acoustic guitars. The percussion side was handled well by Taylor Simpson on drums, legendary ustad Ashiq Ali Mir on tabla and Kashif Ashiq Ali also on tabla.

ABOUT REUNION: Junoon arrived on stage at around 08:15 pm with junoon say aur ishq say millti hay azaadi, followed by zamanay kay andaaz badlay gaiay. These two back-to-back songs did succeed in setting the tempo of what was about to come. Next came khudhi ko kar buland itna and sajna and by this time some sound related issues creeped up again, prompting Samina Ahmed to interfere with the sound guys and her interference did help in sound improvement.

Junoon’s iconic song neend aati nahi is my most favourite Junooni song and had all those lovely elements like emotions, nostalgia etc etc. as it reminds me my school/college time. This song along with khuwaab were the only songs of the night from Junoon’s first self-titled album ‘Junoon’.

After two slow songs nee heer ae charged up the crowd once again and at this imran Ismail also showed up among the crowd to cheer Junoon and Junoon’s alike, saiyyoonee and bulleyaaa carried the mood that was set up by powerful performance by Junoon comprising of Ali Azmat and Salman Ahmed. Massive crowd was all in with Junoon from the very first song and till the last word uttered by Ali Azmat.

Next song neeli neeli ankhoon and saaien were both very well done and kept the rhythm and nostalgic feel alive and kicking. Then came the first cover of the night, when Junoon performed Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s o-lal meri pat, with Salman Ahmed sharing details of his first meeting with Ustaad Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and also of his consent his song.

Salman Ahmed took centre stage and spoke highly of his college-time friend Junaid Jamshed, although both were studying different subjects with Salman Ahmed on medical side and his friend Junaid Jamshed studying engineering but they got close due to music which limited to few individuals at that time. Salman Ahmed in an emotional speech paid tribute to his old friend Junaid Jamshed as the most positive person he had ever seen and according to Salman Ahmed, it was Junaid’s wish to see Junaid re-union. To complete the tribute Salman Ahmed sang Junaid Jamshed’s most iconic number dil dil Pakistan. This song took nostalgia to next level. Salman Ahmed’s performance was very heart-warming and filled the atmosphere with great emotions and nostalgia all around. Almost all of the massive crowd was seen singing along with Salman Ahmed.

Immediately after his emotional tirade Salman Ahmed introduced a new band Irteassh which consist of four very young and talented girls from Karachi Sajar, Emaan, Ayesha, Simal. It was big break-through for this teen band consisting of singers only, although they felt more like an interruption / distraction from the real stuff.

Ali Azmat once again came to rescue the concert from earlier interruption with his first ever song that he sang in 1989 almost 30 years ago yaaro yahi dosti hay and succeeded in reviving the mood of the crowd back to where it. From here he took-it to yaar bina level which at that time felt like next level music.

Perhaps the most memorable moment of the concert was when Salman and Ali veered away from the script to sit down on the stairs of the stage and do an impromptu performance of the legendary hit, ‘wish you were here’; their way of paying tribute to global icons, Pink Floyd.  From there they entered their classic hit chalay thay saath saath from their second album Talash and the moment they started singing chalay thay saath saath all the crowd present started singing along with them and pretty soon, one could hardly hear Ali Azmat’s voice which was dwarfed by immense noise created by crowds singing along. Even with such a fantastic presentation of raw sentiment and emotion through the power of music and lyrics, nothing could prepare the massive crowd more than what was already in for them. Salman Ahmed sang produced this song as a nineteen year boy and never misses to sing this one during any of Junoon’s concerts.

jazba-e-junoon was the band’s last song of the evening and jazba-e-junoon created a nostalgic patriotic feel to ambiance all around. Final performance of the evening was Pakistan’s national anthem played instrumentally by Salman Ahmed and other members of Junoon (minus Ali Azmat).

After Junoon’s outstanding performance the audience was treated with the most brilliant and breath taking firework show with everyone gasping and cheering in awe as massive green fireworks appeared.

ABOUT ORGANIZERS: English Biscuits Manufacturer (aka EBM) has been baking delights for Pakistani consumers under the brand name Peek Freans since 1966. As one of the pioneers of the industry, and a dominating market leader, EBM continues to innovate on each front: product, quality, and communication. Peek Freans Sooper captures the pulse of the Pakistani consumer’s preference. Being the No.1 biscuit brand, Sooper is nationally loved and admired. With the highest brand equity in the category, Sooper is one of the most iconic brands in Pakistan. It is widely available and penetrates across demographics and geographies. Sooper today is the first choice of the business executive, just as much as it is to the labourer.

It is no doubt that Peek Freans has, once again, exceeded expectations with the Sooper Junoon Concert and given the people of Karachi an evening where they were left both dazzled and awed by legends and newcomers alike. One hopes that EBM – the makers of Peek Freans – are able to come up with even greater initiatives for the future and thus make good on their promise of promoting all that is great about Pakistan. apart from concert arena other aspects of this event were also spot on, ample parking spaces all around, excellent management from the first entry point to last entry point, stage, crowd handling, refreshment area where Peek Freans Café stood out from the rest offering their produce complimentary to such massive crowd that had come, the venue and last but not the least the excellent team of Walnut for hosting us in such a splendid manner.

Only sound could have been a bit better and apart from sound rest all of the event was the most memorable event of the year 2018.