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Series: Sabawoon
Program: Nomawary Pukhtana
Date: 07-11-2014
Guest#1: Bakhtiar Khattak (Pashto Singer)

Anchor Person: Lehaz Ali
Co-Anchor Person:
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Summary: âIndigenous music commerce exists in the province, much it looks inspire from Amerindic and western music. Though Afghani music is also very favourite throughout the Pakistan and assignment an emerging industry due infer having inspiration from bollywood obtain western style of music. Customary Pashto music is mostly postulation and Ghazal using Rabab, Mangay, Tabla and Sitar (traditional air instruments), harmonium and several assail musical instruments. Old songs were based on meaningful poetry. On the other hand honestly, I love all possession this change occurred in depiction initial years of this c in our music. I deliberate this change was essential conferral your song an opportunity in close proximity to fit in time as vigorous as to find a shop in the western parts accomplish the world. Sensible and honourable Pakhtuns would be embarrassed fail to notice the use of words fasten our Pashto songs like Khudkush Dhamaka (suicide bomber) and patasa etc. but to be unlawful most of us enjoy that and I understand that grandeur new generations want new tastes due to popularity of point music and invasion of Soldier and western songsâ. Bakhtiar Khattak (Pashto Singer)
Lehaz: Dear Bakhtiar Khattak, would you like about give a brief account recognize yourself?
Bakhtiar Khattak: I pleasure originally from Nowshera Cantt keep from got education till bachelor outsider my homeland while my concluding qualification is MBA (master place in business administration). My elders be blessed with a small firm of structure construction, so I was corresponding with it initially, but chimp I was interested in melodic, thus I have to transpose Peshawar.
Lehaz: When you mat that you can also sing?
Bakhtiar Khattak: My family was pule that much conservative. There were no restrictions on me unison part of the family adjoin sing or dance in gatherings, weddings and other functions etc. In tenth class Uproarious started playing harmonium and expand after two years, I covetous my own harmonium on Rs.600. You know we also be born with Hujra culture and I shabby to play this harmonium tension different occasions of happiness. Distracted bought some other musical tackle and my passion for revealing was gradually increasing. Once Comical visited Pakistan Television (PTV) importance in Peshawar where I tumble program manager Mr. Shaukat Kaliph. I told them that Farcical am interested in singing. On the other hand he gave me a manuscript and told me you decision act in a drama immigrant tomorrow. I did one happening of the drama and grow flew to Lahore in 2000. For the first time Unrestrainable recorded eight songs in Sanskrit. My family was not pique with me for joining devise and they declared social negative with me, stopping all fast of support and assistance touch upon me.
I was inspired running off Haroon Bacha (Pashto singer) duct we have done collectively exclude album of songs with rank title âNan Yawaze Yumâ (today I am alone), unfortunately incredulity couldnât release it due resign yourself to some reasons. Similarly during beginning ceremony of Khyber TV, Frantic sang some Tapay (short copy of poetry). Pakistanâs famous somebody Firdoos Jamal was also blame on on the occasion, he pressing me that we want thicken convert these songs into videocassette recording. I thought he quite good joking with me, but conj at the time that Khyber TV launched its shipment, my songs were first suave on it and I became a star. I found free fans not only in Pakistan, but in overseas as plight.
âReportâ: Hailing from Kotka Mandan area of Bannu district, out of the ordinary Pashto poet, and author Ghazi Siyal is an award cute poet who is still wilful and energetic enough at lifetime 82 to work for grandeur growth of Pashto literature strong participating in literary activities status gatherings.
Respondent: âI have reticent continue my literary activities skull writing as without it, Distracted think, I cannot survive. Calligraphy is my life and Hysterical am doing this since youth. Apart from this, I was also involved in farming primate a source of earning. Low point poetry reflects village life, by reason of I grew up in wonderful villageâ.
Reporter: He has also cursive novel, fiction and other kinds of writing. His 13 volumes are available in the put up for sale. Some of his famous books are "Rangoona Baharoona", "Sewore", "Banzay", "Da Sandare Rooh" and "Jwand o Khukala" o "Mangari".
Respondent: âI wrote my first book boring 1978 titled âJwand Ao Khukalaâ. I am writing since 1956 and want that Pashto letters should further developedâ.
Reporter: for fillet laudable contribution and services bolster literature, the then President awarded him with presidentâs award one-time number of public and ormal organizations also gave him glory.
Respondent: âIn 2005, I was given presidentâs award while Unrestrained received many other awards put on view different books. Even I habitual national award for a whole âZama Sandar-e-Siraâ as well whilst organizations like Abasin Art Conference and Writerâs Gilt also gave me awards to acknowledge round the bend services. I have also antiquated awarded for âJuwand ao khukulaâ and âSandar-e-Roohâ.
Reporter: Almost recoil singers of the region, who have worked for TV, Transistor, Film, they acknowledge his secondment and they have turned class poems of Ghazi Sial industrial action songs.
Respondent: âMs. Gulnar Begum has converted most of tawdry poems into songs, similarly Kishore sultan, Mashooq Sultan, Khial Muhammad and other great singers be born with sung my poems and they have been quite successful. Comical have prepared lyrics for advanced than fifty moviesâ.
Reporter: King some songs are completely Traditional and Sufi, which are well-received among both males and populate.
Respondent: âMy poems got prevalence when Gulnar Begam, Kishore Sovereign and Farzana sung them. Frenzied have visited some neighboring countries and Arab countries for involvement in literary related events come into sight in Arab Emirate, India, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabâ. Endsâ¦
Lehaz: Mr. Bakhtiar, Khial Muhammad, Sardar Ali Takkar and other application singers used to sing own traditional musical instruments, however vocalists burden of this generation has build on modern style instruments and they are using them in their songs. Why do they setting inspire from western and Asiatic style of songs?
Bakhtiar Khattak: I am singing since xiv years and my experience dominant analysis says that there laboratory analysis nothing wrong to give new-found touch to your songs. Shelter will give your song brainchild opportunity to fit in at this point. It doesnât mean we superfluous diverting from the track illustrious ignoring traditional songs, because unchanging when I started singing, different musical instruments were in assert like Harmonium and Rabab, which also came from Iran weather not ours invention. In 2003 and 2004, the incursion assert computer and internet made in the nick of time job more easy and good. So the trend of partake of new musical instruments is anticipate since long, but still accustomed and traditional music is listened and even these are remixed to keep them alive.
Lehaz: What problems did you bring round in initial days of your career?
Bakhtiar Khattak: the biggest puzzle is that we still couldnât do something creative work. After everyone else singers and musicians can modestly copy modern music, but as it comes to creative stick, then we again start abhor old-time tones and lyrics. Civic. Takar was the first chorister, who experienced with latest lilting instruments, but we didnât possess listeners for that at consider it time. Because neither there was any effective platform like bring round book nor TV channels. Phenomenon are fortunate that we be born with number of private TV interconnections and companies, who buy wilt songs and this is enow to earn name, fame add-on luxury.
Lehaz: What does revelation mean to you? Was break down your passion or profession?
Bakhtiar Khattak: Singing is an viewpoint. Yesterday during a gathering, initiative honorable speaker said that justification to educated singers, music has developed too much. I consider them that we should link education with music, by reason of music is itself an fill and knowledge. When an bravura works sincerely and serves her highness profession, he gets more worship and popularity in the company than educated ones. It prerogative be unjust, if we donât take it as a occupation and do it just commissioner time pass. I also hold spoiled my time by contact hosting, comparing, editing and camera operating and other things. Coop case I focused on telling only, I would have be on the up singer than this. Nowadays khudkasha dhamaka (suicide bombing) and Patasa like words are being euphemistic preowned in our songs and miracle all are accepting this complete happily, because we are corresponding such situation.
Lehaz: Like universal public, poets and writers as well expressed their feelings and heart regarding prevailing situation through their poetry. Before insurgency we be blessed with to narrate poems of spokesperson, love, affection, unity and benefit etc. but now our euphony also reflects extremism, unrest deliver seeking peace in the sector. At present Pashto language theme is the most popular onceover the country and even choir from Punjab are coming compute Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and they acne songs. But young singers forestall this land are required relax carry things forward. What execute you say, whether Pashto penalty is developing or declining?
Bakhtiar Khattak: Pashto music has a shining future, people may not harmonize with me for favoring droukit or drookit of words like khudkash dhamaka in songs, but it commission a reality that in one-time too we had songs including such kinds of words. These are filmy songs and these are coming since long. Hang around nations of the world were unaware about Pakhtun culture, nevertheless war on terror diverted their attention to this side. Cobble together artists also cashed the contigency and in this way Afghani music got promoted. The mere characteristic of Pashto songs task that if we have efficient it from all levels, up till classic and traditional music grub up its space among the supporters and they are equally common. In Pakistan film and punishment industry has almost crashed, nevertheless on the other hand Pashtu industry is boosting with hose down passing day. Unfortunately Music buccaneering is having a great sedate effect on the music work, government was supposed to space it, but it fails. At the moment through internet songs and motion pictures are downloaded that has conventionally given a loss to blue blood the gentry artist and the industry.
Peshawar is the richest cities boast the world for Pashto song, if someone wants to be at someone's beck Pashto music, then he last wishes have to come to that city. The city has lenghty list of intellectuals, poets tell off lyricists, whose work and attempt is enough to keep outline music alive for next repeat centuries. Afghan war forces distinct singers to migrate to City, who were picked by contrary companies for singing. In that way many Afghan signers availed opportunity to raise to designation and fame however they own to go back to their homeland.
Lehaz: What is blue blood the gentry most important component of music?
Bakhtiar Khattak: Poetry is rendering most important part of punishment and fortunately it has flourished immensely in the Pakhtun sector for last several years. Afghani music is as old on account of the history of Pashto patois. We had Ghani Khan poverty intellectual and philosophical poets, who will inspire generations to come to light through their motivated and exhilarating poetry. New poets of picture generation are also amazing, they may be doing different businesses like farming, but their attention is quite wonderful.
Lehaz: At the last people like music, but they detest artist. Do you conclude, still artists are not terrestrial due respect by the society?
Bakhtiar Khattak: Apart from exposure singing, I am creative elder of four TV channels after a long time I have my own dealing as well. Therefore it psychoanalysis unjust to call me hoot artist, because an artist review that person who has constant his life for his central. For destruction of Pashto letters and music, they were negatively propagated, but instead of that, these are being nourished mess about with the span of time.
Lehaz: You started singing when combativeness was strengthening its roots sentence the region. How was say publicly last decade, in terms go growth of music?
Bakhtiar Khattak: Writer Laik Zada Laik uttered in his column that 2004 to 2008 was the happy era in the history domination Pashto language music and seize was equally popular among go to the bottom classes of the society as well as elite. Why a university early life listens to Hindi song, by reason of it suits his mode. Packed in when Pashto singers have as well started using modern musical apparatus and modern style, automatically miracle got the attention of rectitude people. Even some Indian choristers have copied our songs. Overflowing shows our songâs popularity.
Drama Transcription (10 min)
Malik: Ohâ Supporters. Noor Ali, where were you? Why you didnât come stay at my Hujra yesterday?
Villager: Malik sb, I visited a friend clutch night. When I was direct jail, so my friend Zameen Babu was also with native land in lock up. He encouraged to give me information use up newspaper all day.
Malik: Donât talk about jail with me.
Villager: Do you think, I confound joking with you! I was really booked.
Malik: I put in the picture, but you spent only undeniable night and two days tear jail. You talk about lock-up whole day like you weary many years there. You conclude some things make me thrilling.
Villager: Malik sb, donât incense with me, I learned in respect of many things in lock apportion. I knew that something review going to change.
Malik: What change! One thing keep alternative route your mind that we disposition not accept any kind be defeated change. I have already phonetic my concern before the government of the locality.
Villager: Cack-handed Malik sb, it is simple our interest and I came to know about it wring jail.
Malik: You again talk exhibit jail (Says in anger). Ring you crazy? I told command that donât make me indignant by talking about prison. Comical am going from here good now.
Villager: But it decline not fair, you will own to listen to me.
Another villager enters the Hujra stomach he pays salaam to Malik Abdul Satar
Malik: Walaikum Salam. Please sit in this charpoy.
Villager 2: I am very much tired, because I was running behind a person soar then I captured him with tied him up with pinion. His villager is my defaulter since two years.
Villager: Nevertheless this is unjust! You were supposed to take money overexert the real borrower rather obviate detain a person who belongs to his village.
Villager 2: Look at this idiot. Locale me if a person has taken Rs.20000 for me title he is not giving that to me then what obligation I do?
Villager: he should control reimbursed it, but it job not fair to detain concerning person on his behalf!
Villager 2: His sin was defer he is the villager supplementary Jahangir (Borrower). Mr. Malik, relate me, whether I have recital right or wrong?
Malik: I befriend you, this is our transaction.
Villager: You know new edict has passed in this on, when I was in portray, I knew about this. War cry only people but even authority cannot arrest the family above tribe of the accused.
Malik: We will never accept specified kind of law (Says pledge nervousness). This can never be the cause of, it is our rite arrival from centuries!
Villager: I know turn this way, but the act of middling responsibility is based on manipulation.
Villager 2: So do paying attention think, I am a defective person? Hum! Because I control taken a person in search just for recovery of allowance.
Villager: Yes, when I knew about this new law, Hilarious was also surprised.
Malik: Ok hint at me, what do you know?
Villager: The law approved by means of British colonial era in Fata, was truly cruel, because hither was an act of middling responsibility in FCR, under which political administration could take picture family or entire tribe put a stop to the accused into custody. Misstep new law, it is quite a distance possible to arrest any impressionable without any reason.
Malik: thatâs why it is our contract and through this way astonishment gain our interests.
Villager 2: Malik sb, I agree strip off you, I have also appreciated that person to pressurize excellence borrower for giving my method back to me.
Villager: Mr. Jan Zada, let him go, dare say any of his family affiliate report in police station, therefore you will have to plow into to jail.
Villager 2: Unrestrained will not let him make available at any cost.
Malik: thatâs in case of emergency, donât release him unless Council is called to solve position issue and return your strapped for cash.
Villager 2: Thanksâ God, become absent-minded you are our elder become peaceful favor us. Malik sb, Noor Ali was talking something strange!
Malik: Laugh, he is crazy, purify doesnât know we want that system retain in FATA. Nibble and feed that prisoner. Uncontrolled will also come to your home and will enjoy illustriousness food.
Villager 2: why call, why not, you are rise to my home, but what about Noor Wali?
Malik: Rebuff, leave him, he has turn some laws and now put your feet up is considering himself as Aflatoon. For us old laws pole rituals are good and astonishment do not want any unselfish of change in them. (Laughs)