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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Govt prevents US concert in Lahore over security issue

LAHORE: Authorities did not allow a visiting US hip-hop troupe to perform in Lahore on Monday for security reasons, a senior official said. The Chicago-based FEW Collective is in Pakistan at the invitation of the US embassy as part of a cultural exchange programme. The group’s scheduled performance in Lahore had to be cancelled after the Alhamra Arts Council refused permission over its alleged failure to provide an NOC from the home office, the council’s director, Zulfikar Ali, said. He said the US consulate had contacted the arts council six days ago about the holding of the concert. “We provided them the hall which remained vacant. They were not allowed to hold the concert because they did not provide the NOC from the home department,” Ali told reporters. afp

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

 

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