How was the experience of performing at the recent SAARC Music Festival in India?
It was tremendous. The crowd was young and energetic and enjoyed a lot. We have performed at a lot of shows in India and worldwide but this show was special due to many reasons. The first obviously was the fact that we were representing Pakistan officially, having the national flag behind us, and secondly, the crowd response was simply irresistible and we thoroughly enjoyed our performance. How important a role does music play in bringing peace and harmony between India and Pakistan? We think music is playing a major role in spreading the message of peace. At the SAARC event, there were around 10,000 people at the venue and when we urged them to shout “Pakistan”, they all chanted in unison. This is the strength of music and a band like Strings has achieved a feat that a politician using his politics hasn’t ever! What is your opinion about the joint efforts of the government of Pakistan and India in bringing peace and harmony through music, sports etc? We have seen a lot of changes in t
