ISLAMABAD: Singer and songwriter Hadiqa Kiani’s new track with Turkish artist Ali Togla centered around Kashmiri martyrs has been removed from YouTube.
On the occasion of Kashmir Martyrs Day on July 13, Hadiqa Kiani released a new song with collaboration with Ali Tolga Demertas paying tributes to the martyrs of Kashmir. However, it was later removed by the social media platform.
In this regard, Hadiqa Kiani took to Instagram and expressed her disappointment over it. The songstress has termed it ‘systematic silencing’.
She said, “Our tribute to Kashmir was removed from YouTube a few hours ago. There seems to be a systematic silencing taking place but we will not be silenced because our message is of love and peace.”
The singer further informed that international civil society The Kashmir Civitas was working to re-upload the video. She will soon share updates with her fans in this regard.
‘Daimi Bahar’ featured visuals from both Turkey and Kashmir, including those of violence and protests that took place in the disputed territory. Hadiqa is heard singing in Turkish during the first half of the song and then, later on, adopts Urdu.
A few weeks back, the singer covered popular Turkish track Sen Ağlama, originally sung by Sezen Aksu, as a tribute to the popular TV show Diriliş: Ertuğrul.
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