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A few notes from me on Gal Sun, a recent Pakistani hit song. (And a little bit about how India & Pakistan’s 4-day war changed Pakistani music). https://t.co/va6gIjNCKQ

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Notable Pakistani music this month: https://t.co/cZgNArR5LN

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@maryammjamali Missed this! Thank you for sending it

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@maryammjamali Growing up is not a requirement

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@saifrehmanmusic 💜

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We've launched a new Pakistani music channel! The best new music videos from the country.

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Good Pakistani music for February 2025

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The biggest artists in Pakistani Hip Hop right now (Spotify Monthly Listeners). Umair would top this list but we could classify him across many genres.

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More Pakistani music switches into English effortlessly than ever before. Why is that? https://t.co/2BsV0sLBWI

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Our review of Zohaib Kazi's latest album https://t.co/QHJWnyPqXy

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Some interesting Pakistani music stats from this year 🧵

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Aik aur maheena, aik aur playlist https://t.co/4GjFJM0eat

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A popular Pakistani band went viral and their audience went up 10-fold. The song that made them viral was released 8 years prior. https://t.co/dtmCaF1Pui

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Notable Pakistani Music for November https://t.co/Mw5aS5w3jV

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After Rahat’s controversy, his YouTube channel has rebranded away from his name and seemingly deleted old videos https://t.co/Da92adz2LC

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Absolutely shocked to know about the passing of Haniya Aslam. An absolutely incredible musician and one of the kindest people. She was the one who reached out to us to perform at a woman’s protest a few years ago. May you rest in peace dear Haniya. You will be dearly missed.

[Rafay Mahmood @Rafay_Mahmood]

Heartbroken by the news of Haniya Aslam's death. What an utterly talented artist and an incredibly humble human being. Had the privilege of sharing space with her a number of times and each instance was equally rewarding. RIP

[Fasi Zaka @fasi_zaka]

Thought I would share this on the passing of Haniya Aslam. I had never met her; though we had spoken on the phone. I grew up knowing a few of her first cousins who were my friends, we lived a street apart from one another.

Last time I spoke to her it was for a specific (cont)

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Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un

Haniya Aslam passes away. What a talented musician and kind soul. May she Rest in Peace. Truly saddening.

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New essay on a recent release by @honiunhoni https://t.co/NxDhHjxI9Z