The Shaan-e-Pakistan Musical Achievements event is going to be taking place in Lahore on the 21st and 22nd of March.

Shaan-e-Pakistan, a project by Huma Nassr which aimed good cross-border relations between Pakistan and India since 2015.

Huma talking to private newspaper said that she is planning an event focusing on musical exchange between Pakistan and India this year. 

Singers Harshdeep Kaur, Rekha Bhardwaj and film director Vishal Bhardwaj will be performed alongside Pakistan’s Shafqat Amanat Ali, Sanam Marvi, Amanat Ali and Javed Bashir on a concert scheduled for the second day of the event.

A musical summit on the first day will focus on talks on topics relevant to the music industries of the subcontinent.

Huma informed that “Some of the topics being discussed include ‘The future of the music business in a world ruled by the Internet’, ‘Sur aur Kahani – the role of music in performed arts’, ‘Music beyond borders’, ‘Evolution of music production’, ‘Activism through music’ and ‘Music in brands and marketing’.

She said that Shahzad Nawaz, Faisal Qureshi, Saadan Peerzada, Simi Raheel, Amanat Ali, Rekha Bhardwaj, Tina Sani, Harshdeep Kaur, Ali Zafar, Yousuf Salahuddin, Frieha Altaf and Nusrat Jamil are going to be amongst the moderators and guests at the summit.

Huma said that an awards ceremony that will be given out for musical achievements in different genres of the field, ranging from singing to the playing of different instruments would be part of the event.

She said that veteran musician Javed Bashir joining us as music producer. She said that Javed has composed a special song for Shaan-e-Pakistan which will be releasing on the night of the concert, on the eve of 23rd March.