<div>Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali’s scheduled show in the city on Friday has been cancelled following objections raised by right-wing outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal.<br /><br />Forum Mall, the organiser of the event along with Radio Mirchi, confirmed that Ali’s show has been cancelled. In a letter to the Adugodi police on Wednesday, the organisers stated that the sale of tickets for the show has been taken off BookMyShow, an aggregator service for the entertainment industry.<br /><br />The two pro-Hindu organisations had on Monday written to the police seeking cancellation of the event, terming it anti-national in the light of the militant attack on an army camp in Uri on September 18.<br /><br />“When India is preparing to declare Pakistan a terrorist nation, having a performance in a mall by a Pakistani singer is an insult to patriots, Indian soldiers and their families,” the letter stated.<br /><br /><br /></div>
<div>Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali’s scheduled show in the city on Friday has been cancelled following objections raised by right-wing outfits Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal.<br /><br />Forum Mall, the organiser of the event along with Radio Mirchi, confirmed that Ali’s show has been cancelled. In a letter to the Adugodi police on Wednesday, the organisers stated that the sale of tickets for the show has been taken off BookMyShow, an aggregator service for the entertainment industry.<br /><br />The two pro-Hindu organisations had on Monday written to the police seeking cancellation of the event, terming it anti-national in the light of the militant attack on an army camp in Uri on September 18.<br /><br />“When India is preparing to declare Pakistan a terrorist nation, having a performance in a mall by a Pakistani singer is an insult to patriots, Indian soldiers and their families,” the letter stated.<br /><br /><br /></div>
