Kiyani biography

She is also one of just two female singers in the list, the other being Nazia Hassan. A UK-based Magazine declared Kiani the 22nd greatest music maker of South Asia out of a total of fifty artists, also mentioning how she raised the standard of music videos in the country. With the release of Rough CutKiani became the first mainstream Pakistani artist to release an album completely in English.

The video was directed by Jami director and starred Humayun Saeed opposite of Kiani. The article also stated that ultimately, "as long as Hadiqa is around, there is still hope for women in the patriarchal music world of Pakistan. Kiani was also nominated for Best Female Singer in the same award show. In JuneKiani switched record labels to Fire Records and released her fifth studio album, titled Aasmaan.

The first single of the album was "Sohnya". The official video of "Sohnya" premiered a day before Kiani released the album. By the end ofAasmaan was named the Best Album of according to sales volume, popularity and internet downloads. Every single released from Aasmaan reached number one. In FebruaryKiani released "Janan", for which she collaborated with relatively unknown Pashto singer Irfan Khan.

The song has become Kiani's biggest hit till date and some say that it has even topped the popularity of "Boohey Barian". The song became the first Pakistani pop song to be mentioned by the Los Angeles Timeswhere the newspaper said that "Janan" was what the whole country was listening to. Some Pakhtoons even started to call her "Hadiqa Pathani", Kiani is credited with bringing back a trend in Pakistan of embracing Pashto culture, girls started to wear Pashto style dresses imitating Kiani's looks on the red carpet and more mainstream singers began singing in the local language.

The song's widespread popularity was credited to the fact that it broke barriers in Pakistani music. Kiani kiyani biography a Punjabi, singing a Pashto song and appealing to not only Pakistani Pashto audiences, but to audiences worldwide. Kiani's "Janan" has been covered by many international singers, [ 45 ] [ 46 ] most noticeably by the Chinese singer Hou Wei at the grand South Asia Expo in InKiani teamed up with her brother to launch the visual album titled "Wajd.

Kiani's distinct wardrobe during this album's era were noted by the press and led her to win "Most Stylish Singer" at the Hum Style Awards The album reproduced songs from Kiani's first studio album titled Raaz. The album saw three singles, each receiving critical acclaim. InKiani signed a string of Pakistani films as a playback singer, most notably the Adnan Sami Khan film Sargam Since Sargam however, Kiani has been mostly absent from playback singing in Pakistan.

The exception came in when she became one of the primary playback singers for Shoaib Mansoor 's film Bol. The film featured four of Kiani's songs, two of which were collaborations with Atif Aslam. The soundtrack of the film saw positive reviews and received four Lux Style Awards nominations for Kiani and Aslam. In the video, Kiani was seen with different hairstyles and outfits.

The reviews for the song were favorable, [ 59 ] one source said that ""Mehr Ma", which starts off the album, is easily the best track on it. With Kiani showcasing her top-notch vocals and the music, which remains hip-hopish yet very desi, thanks to the usage of sitar, tabla makes it an excellent number. Performing renditions of Bulleh Shah and Amir Khusro to positive reviews.

The title track topped the music charts while the drama was critically acclaimed and an instant hit for viewers. InKiani joined the cast of 3 Bahadur: Rise of the Warriors for the title song. Apart from studio recordings, in Kiani was appointed by the government of Pakistan as an official representative of the country. She performed in Houston on 13 August The show was at Sam Houston Race Parkand it was attended by over people.

Shaukat Aziz was the chief guest of the show. The show was part of Expo in Malaysia. Important business and political personalities from both countries attended the show. Kiani sang a song in Malay to show respect to the Malaysian people. Islamic Countries such as AzerbaijanU. The event was organised by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. Among the audience were musicians from various countries.

She told the audience that as Turkey stood beside Pakistan in good and bad times, she wanted to convey the love of Pakistani people for the Turks. She also told the audience that she visited Turkey as a child star in 80s and represented Pakistan in the International Children's Festival in Turkey so she had beautiful childhood memories associated with Turkey.

The audience gave her a standing ovation at the end of her performance, The Mayor of Istanbul appreciated her and presented a bouquet of flowers to her. After her performance she received invitations to participate in the upcoming Art festivals in various countries such as IranSyriaQatar and Lebanon. During her stay in Istanbul she officially visited various historical sites in Turkey and conveyed the love of Pakistan for Turkey.

Her performance in Istanbul made headlines in various Turkish Newspapers. Kiani performed in China for the Chinese Premier on 21 February The following month, she performed for President George W. Bush on 4 March Hadiqa Kiani is extremely talented and should sing here United States more. She closed the year by performing for Prince Charles of the United Kingdom and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on 30 October[ citation needed ] and again in China for the Chinese president on 23 November Kiani has continued performing throughout Pakistan for various companies, including Pepsi [ 81 ] and Samsung.

Kiani's performance was noted as "enthralling" and "melodious. We are people full of love and we have our rich cultural background and people need to see that. In MarchKiani was one of the many artists featured in a widely popular track called "Yeh Hum Naheen". In this song, various Pakistani artists joined to send out a message that the stereotype of Pakistanis is not correct and that they oppose terrorism.

The song also conveys an anti-terrorism sentiment in the music video and supported the anti-terrorism campaign, Yeh hum naheen, which Kiani is heavily involved with. The song was picked up by international networks such as Fox News [ 89 ] and BBC and amassed a significant number of downloads. In AugustKiani and her siblings worked with local Pakistanis along with the Pakistan Army to provide clothing, water, food and shelter to the flood victims of Pakistan following the devastating Pakistan floods.

On 8 NovemberKiani was appointed United Nations Development Programme Goodwill ambassador after being recognized for her individual philanthropic efforts. In the beginning ofKiani was chosen on to be one of Pond's Miracle Mentors as an initiative to highlight and support strong women in the patriarchal Pakistani society alongside nine other renowned and influential women.

The summit brought international and local voices together as an act towards shedding light to the issue of gender discrimination in the workplace. After taking a stance with the award-winning project, [ ] Udaari that highlighted the social issue of sexual abuse against children in the Pakistani community in[ ] Kiani took a stance against the issue again in Kiani gained attention when criticizing actor Yasir Hussain at the 5th annual Hum TV Awards for joking about child molestation.

In a statement on social media, [ ] Kiani stated that the comments made by Hussain were "disgusting," while also taking a stance against the entertainment industry for supporting the actor. According to Gulf NewsKiani sent dozens of trucks with supplies to the impacted regions, supplies that were collected and packaged by Hadiqa and her team based in Lahore.

Kiani continued visiting the affected regions in the provinces of Balochistan and Punjab providing comfort and relief to the victims of climate disaster. This is my civic duty, this is your civic duty. Do your part" she stressed. By 1 MarchKiani had completed the construction of homes, one maternity center, one primary school and one grocery store in Tamboo Tehsil, Naseerabad district, Balochistan.

Surpassing Kiani's original goal of homes. In the same post, Kiani announced that all funds from the campaign were utilized with transparency and the campaign is no longer accepting any donations. As of SeptemberKiani is advocating for clean water plants and solar panels for sustainable recovery in the region. Pakistan Idol is a Pakistani reality singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created by Simon Fuller and owned by 19 Entertainment and FremantleMedia.

Kiani starred as the protagionist in the kiyani biography, portraying a battered mother named Sakina, and won critical praise for the performance. DAWN Images wrote that the drama was an "attempt at redefining the 'leading lady' in Pakistani dramas". Dobara consistently topped the ratings charts and was noted of having an all-time high of 8.

Her most recent drama titled " Hadsa " follows the story of an unfortunate yet strong woman named Taskeen who was kiyani biography a happy life until a sudden tragedy hit her life. The broadcasting of this drama on Geo TV got halted due to some controversies surrounding the drama but the ban lifted afterwards and it is currently being on-aired on Geo TV again.

In MarchKiani was presented with the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz by the Government of Pakistan, one of the highest civil awards of the country, in acknowledgement of her services in the field of music and for shining an encouraging light on the country for over a decade. The award was announced on 14 August but the ceremony was performed on 23 March of the next year.

On 15 AugustDaily Times Kiani as the 15th [ 5 ] part of their 30 name list of celebrated Pakistanis who have brought a great deal of pride for their country, other names on the list titled "Pride of Pakistan" included Academy Award winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy[ ] Malala Yousafzai[ ] and national hero Abdul Sattar Edhi. In AprilKiani headlined the Music Mela and introduced her new Qawwali sound at the 3-day festival arranged by the U.

Embassy in Islamabad. In MayKiani was honoured by the global music streaming platform Spotify with a digital billboard in Times Square in New York City for her contribution to the global music industry and in support of her seventh album titled VASL. Earlier in the year, Spotify stated "A trailblazer, an icon, and a champion for women's independence, Hadiqa Kiani is undoubtedly one of the most prolific names in Pakistani music history.

Chief of Army Staff. At the time of promotion, Kayani superseded one officer, Lt Gen Khalid Kidwai who was on an extension for a year. The ceremony was held at the sports stadium near General Headquarters, Rawalpindi. Withdrawal of military from civilian government. In January General Kayani passed a directive which ordered military officers not to maintain contacts with politicians.

It was an action that reversed the policies of his predecessor, President Musharraf. The Pakistani media reported that the army officers would be withdrawn from 23 wide-ranging civil departments, including the National Highway Authority, National Accountability Bureau, Ministry of Education, and Water and Power Development Authority. During the year of election, Kayani vouched and announced that the army will responsibly play its constitutional role and will stay out of politics.

He said that the army will fully support the democratic government and its strategic alliances. He highlighted the success of the album by being mentioned in an article that summarized the major events in the history of music in Pakistan. Inthe album was my being for the first time sold more than thousand copies. The reserves to release singles from the album, which received very well.

In Kiani began working on her second music album, Roshni Light. Kiani takes good care of her nephew and considers him a significant person in her life. It was designated the official theme song for the Pakistani Cricket team for the Cricket World Cup that year. Its video was inspired by the sci-fi film The Matrix and was the highest-budget video in Pakistan in Hadiqa is just one of two female singers in the entire list.

The other one is Nazia Hassan. This is the album with which Hadiqa finally overcame her reputation of being a folksy Nazia Hassan imitator. Glided across various different genres in a single album, from millennium techno to crisp FM Pop and the usual Folk-Pop thing. The brilliant production continues to be the highlight here. The song also made the final listing on Rung.

The song helped the album sales propel throughout September and August and was an instant hit. Her marriage was seeing problems. Issues with her marriage saw her being removed from the spotlight for the rest ofand early Her divorce was finalized in March She decided to take a few months off from her music career then. She then released other singles off the album throughout and Her newer singles saw her videos seeing a drastic improvement in standard and concept.

The video was also sending the message to not judge people of different faiths and casts, and to not stereotype. It was the highest budgeting video of the year Asim Raza won an award for best video for directing her video Mahi. Rung got mixed reviews from experts. Many argue that this is due to the fact that Rung has more mature slow paced ballads than Roshni, while some say the turmoils of her personal life.

However Kiani still remained a strong figure in the industry, despite the setback. She is also one of just 2 female singers in the list, with the other being Nazia Hassan. A UK based Magazine declared Hadiqa as the 22nd greatest music maker of South Asia out of Top 50, also mentioning on how she raised the standard of music videos in the country.

Her increasing popularity was further highlighted in when Kiani became the first Asian singer ever to perform on the British National Lottery Live BBC1 estimated viewership Her U. By the end of the year she became the first Asian female singer ever to be signed by Pepsi Cola International. She is also the second female in the world to achieve this, with the kiyani biography being Gloria Estefan.

However, she continued to build on her success by touring heavily these years. Most of the time she was the official representative of Pakistan appointed by the government. Junichiro Koizumi. She performed in Houston on 13th August The show was at Sam Houston Race Park, and it was attended by over people. Kiani was asked to take out the lucky draws of PIA and she announced the names of the lucky winners.

She performed in Malaysia on the 2nd October at the newly built Convention Centre in Kualalampur downtown. Shaukat Aziz was the chief guest of the show. The show was part of Expo in Malaysia. Important business and political personalities from both countries attended the show. She sang a Malay song, not a Pakistani song. Islamic Countries such as Azerbaijan, U.

The event was organized by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. After the war, Ashfaq continued to resume his studies and became more involved with his studies after joining the Command and Staff College in Quetta. During his long military career, Ashfaq has been on the faculty of School of Infantry and Tactics, also in Quetta. As a Brigadier, he commanded an Infantry Brigade.

Upon his promotion to two-star rank, Major-General Kayani served as the general officer commanding of the 12th Infantry Division stationed in Murree, deployed all over the LoC region and which comes under the X Corps. In SeptemberKayani's promotion to three-star assignment was approved by the President Musharraf and subsequently elevating him to three-star rank, Lieutenant-General.

The same year, he was appointed as the field operational commander of the X Corps in Rawalpindi. During Kayani's tenure at the X Corps, he led the successful investigation of the two back-to-back suicide attacks against Musharraf in December It is believed that Kayani won the trust of Musharraf after the investigation, and a prelude to Kayani's appointment as the sensitive position of ISI chief.

Kayani was also present at the March meeting that took place between Musharraf and Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhrywhen the former military ruler informed the top judge that he was suspended. Accounts of that meeting narrated that Kayani was the only one among Musharraf's aides who did not speak a word. At the time of the promotion, Kayani ultimately superseded the senior-most army general, Lt-Gen.

Khalid Kidwaiwho was on an extension for one year. On 28 NovemberKayani succeeded Musharraf as chief of army staff after Musharraf's retirement. General Kayani is noted as the second four-star army general who held the directorship of the ISI but later then went on to become the Chief of Army Staff. The first appointment of ISI director being appointed to four-star appointment was in when General Ziauddin Butt was the first army general who was appointed as army chief after his brief tenure as ISI director.

It was during General Kayani's tenure that Pakistan turned the tide in its war against terror.

Kiyani biography

Gen Kayani is also credited kiyani biography developing response to Indian cold start doctrine, which the Army validated by conducting Azm e Nau exercises. General Kayani has credited to be played a major role in the turning tide in the favour of Pakistan in its armed conflict against Islamist militant groups active in the North-West Pakistan.

The districts such as BunerDirShangla and Swat fell out of writ of Government of Pakistan by as militants flashed into mainland of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa further expanding their influence beyond peripheries of FATA. Moreover, Musharraf decision to undertake Lal-Masjid Operation increased number of suicide attacks from 10 in to 61 in The deteriorated law and order situation saw assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto in which was also claimed by the TTP.

Pakistan Army also witnessed a change of guard. In to order contain the militants General Kayani launched series of military campaigns to recapture areas fallen in the hands of militants from to beginning with Operation Sherdilbeside successfully taking ongoing campaigns of Armed Forces launched under the command of General Musharaf.

The campaign that was launched by Kayani ended with success of Operation Zarb-e-Azb in late Pakistan Army under the Kayani Doctrine was able to capture six tribal agencies and four settled districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa including Swat and South Waziristanwhich were two strongholds of TTP. Thus, due to the Kayani's aggressive war doctrines Pakistan re-established its writ almost whole of the North-West and FATA exempting North-Waziristan and pockets of Khyber that were cleared from the militants by the Kayani's successors.

In January General Kayani passed a directive which ordered military officers not to maintain contacts with politicians. It was an action that reversed the policies of his predecessor, President Musharraf. It was welcomed by President Musharraf's critics, who have long demanded that the military distance itself from politics. The Pakistani media reported that the army officers would be withdrawn from 23 wide-ranging civil departments, including the National Highway AuthorityNational Accountability BureauMinistry of Education, and Water and Power Development Authority.

On 7 March General Kayani confirmed that Pakistan's armed forces would stay out of politics and support the new government. He told a gathering of military commanders in the garrison city of Rawalpindi that "the army fully stands behind the democratic process and is committed to playing its constitutional role". The comments made were after the results of the Pakistani general election where the Pakistan Peoples Party won the election and began forming a coalition government who were opposed to President Pervez Musharraf.

Fallon came away confident that Kayani "knows what he's doing. He launched several successful operations against the TTP and its affiliates. All major kinetic operations, except the operation in North Waziristan, were conducted under command of Gen Kayani. He used to frequently visit the frontlines and was always easily accessible. About the Afghan warKayani is reported to have said, "the Pakistani people believe that the real aim of U.

In Januaryand after, there was criticism of General Kayani's handling of the Raymond Davis saga. Knowing the dynamics of the Pakistani kiyani biography and the nature of this particular case, it was impossible for Davis to be released and deported from Pakistan without the knowledge and co-operation of Pakistan's Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence ISI.

The dead included local tribal leaders. Kayani conducted a rare press conference in which he condemned the drone strike even persuading the Pakistani government to summon American Ambassador to Pakistan, Cameron Munterand lodge a "protest in the strongest possible terms" and labelled it "intolerable". Inafter delivering a long lecture at the National Defence University, one staff officer reportedly got up and challenged his policy of co-operation with the United States.

Kayani's comments about the Datta Khel strike were viewed in the broader context of public and private communications by Pakistani officials with Washington, including an Aprilvisit by the head of the ISI, Lt. The report went on to say the overall communications included private demands that the CIA suspend drone strikes and also reduce the number of US intelligence and Special Operations personnel in the country.

InGeneral Kayani was in the race for the chairmanship of joint chiefs of staff committee along with Admiral Asif Sandila and Air Chief Marshal Tahir Rafiq ; though he was shortlisted for the appointment, on 6 OctoberGeneral Kayani announced that he would be retiring, his due date of retirement in November, [ 20 ] [ 21 ] ending speculation that he might get another extension or would be appointed as Chairman Joint Chief of staff Committee.