Amjad Sabri shot dead in karachi

[ajazali]

Extremely sad news a poor soul shot dead. As per some tweets he had submitted request for protection but home department did nothing. I wonder what threats he got?

[ehsan]

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Famed qawwal Amjad Sabri gunned down in Karachi - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

very sad news, the Sindh govt should be ashamed of themselves, totally corrupt and incompetent govt. Instead of protecting the ordinary people and enforcing law and order the police is there to protect the 900 year old nincompoop CM.

[us1415]

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إِنَّا لِلّهِ وَإِنَّـا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعون

[GoldenAsif]

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Very sad to hear this

What could be the motive behind this cold-blooded murder? Probably a TTP or other extremist nutjob who thinks qawaali is haram in Islam.

[GoldenAsif]

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He was the son of the great qawaali singer the late Ghulam Farid Sabri. No one can match the Sabris when it comes to qawaali singing.

[hanibal]

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Sad news indeed!

I guess his killing is answer to govt and security forces that Karachi is still the same...

My believe is, Karachi will be vulnerable untill security aparatus start killing these target killers and gangsters...arresting and releasing their video tapes is certainly not helping...

First son of CJ was kidnapped and in midst of Police fully active and searching every soul...Sabri got targetted and killed...

A very sorry state of affairs

[mahool]

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Fakhr-e-Alam ** @falamb3 **](https://twitter.com/falamb3)
** Amjad Sabri had submitted an application for protection as per his family but Home department did NOTHING…Shameful & disgusting
6:46 AM - 22 Jun 2016

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[ajazali]

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some news suggest it was mqm style target killing.

[SID_NY]

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Another tragic news related to Pakistan.. Inna lillah. Tells the sorry state of affairs in this country.

He was really a ‘cultural ambassador’ across the globe. Wutta shame!

On Monday, a lawyer, the son of Sindh High Court Chief Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, was abducted outside a city supermarket.
In May, gunmen shot dead prominent Pakistani rights activist Khurram Zaki, known for his outspoken stance against the Taliban and other radical Islamist groups, in the central part of the city.
In April last year, prominent activist Sabeen Mahmud was shot and killed while travelling in her car.

Blasphemy

In May 2014 he was asked by a court to respond to blasphemy charges following the airing of a controversial song-and-dance routine that was set to a Qawwali piece about the wedding of the Prophet Muhammad’s (pbuh) daughter to his cousin.

**The legacy
**
Amjad Sabri, 45, was the scion of the great Sabri brothers, who cemented a unique identity in Qawwali singing all around the world.
The Sabri family rose to fame in the 1970s when the dynamic duo of Ghulam Farid Sabri and Maqbool Ahmed Sabri went on to redefining the old genre of Qawwali singing.

**Amjad Sabri not looking for work in India
**
It was Amjad who took the reins from his father Ghulam Farid and Uncle Maqbool Sabri and took the family name forward carving a more popular and less niche identity for himself and his family.
Some of the most famous works of the Sabri brothers include Tajdar-e-Haram and Bhar Do Jholi, both of which have been re-rendered by Amjad for the modern audiences.
One thing that always stood out about Amjad was that despite hailing from a family of musicians, he never restricted his contributions to the music industry at large and always remained a seminal part of artist’s protests, celebrations at large.

**Amjad Sabri to visit India to resolve Bhar Do Jholi controversy
**
Whether it was lending his family’s Qawwali to Coke Studio or playing for the celebrity team at a Ramazan cricket match, Amjad could be seen everywhere that too in full spirit.
In his last conversation with The Express Tribune, the late Qawwal was very excited about his song in the upcoming season of Coke Studio. His loss has been felt beyond borders, ideologies and art forms.
The lineup of Coke Studio 9 was supposed to be officially revealed today but has been held back due to the musician’s sad demise.
Sabri was embroiled in a controversy last year when he claimed thatBajrangi Bhaijaan violated copyrights by using the qawwali Bhar Do Jholi without obtaining the rights.
The singer had said that he intended to file a case against the film’s director, Kabir Khan, and the playback singer for using the song without his permission.

Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi - The Express Tribune

[mahool]

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@SID_NY

Another tragic news related to Pakistan.. Inna lillah. Tells the sorry state of affairs in this country.

He was really a ‘cultural ambassador’ across the globe. Wutta shame!

Amjad Sabri shot dead in Karachi - The Express Tribune

Doctor was also killed in Karachi…

[SID_NY]

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[mahool]

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Last Kalam of Amjad Sabri aired on sehri transmission of Sama TV.

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[SID_NY]

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While most of us are really sad for his death, there are actual people who are thinking along these lines..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CljwJA7XIAAuz3D.jpg:large

I guess we shouldnt be surprised why extremism is prevailing and why artists are getting shot..

[ajazali]

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^ read the account handle.

[mahool]

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@SID_NY

While most of us are really sad for his death, there are actual people who are thinking along these lines..

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CljwJA7XIAAuz3D.jpg:large

I guess we shouldnt be surprised why extremism is prevailing and why artists are getting shot..

After death of Taliban leader Mulla Mansour… Extremist killing known personalities …

[Anwer_Pasha]

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A clue

http://ummat.net/latest/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ninpage12-temp-2262016.gif

[Moonstar201]

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Very sad. Inna lilla he wainna alai he rajeon.

[Tahurra]

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Inna lil lahi wa inna alaihi raje'ion

Its so sad really and brought tears to the eyes..
May Allah forgive him and have mercy on him and grant jannat ul firdaws ul ala to him Ameen

[ehsan]

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TTP has accepted responsibility and according to their warped interpretation of Islam they carried out this despicable act during ramadan and than they call themselves muslims. Will our religious parties and leaders come out and condemn TTP - not in a million years. Shameful.

[mahool]

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@ehsan

TTP has accepted responsibility and according to their warped interpretation of Islam they carried out this despicable act during ramadan and than they call themselves muslims. Will our religious parties and leaders come out and condemn TTP - not in a million years. Shameful.

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