Popular Pakistani band Sachal Jazz Ensemble had to call off its performance at the NCPA on Monday evening at the last moment because the city police withheld seven Pakistan artists in the band permission to perform. The Lahore-based band consists of three British citizens and seven Pakistanis. The last-minute cancellation left a 1,000 strong crowd that had gathered to hear the internationally renowned band deeply disappointed. The band had tweeted on Sunday night that it was going to perform jazz and ragas at the NCPA. The performance was to begin at 7 pm; the show was cancelled at 7.40 pm after the permissions failed to come through. Reportedly, the three UK citizens in the band were given approval by the police to perform in the city, but the permissions to the Pakistanis were held up. The organizers, who were trying the whole day to get the requisite permissions, seemed surprised by the last-minute denial. They refused to speak about the issue, only saying that they will send a formal email on Tuesday explaining the cancellation.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 02:48:42 +0000
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