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Hadiqa kiani represented pakistan on the 25th anniversary of the organization of islamic conference (oic) research centre for islamic history, art and culture (ircica) in turkey. islamic countries such as azerbaijan, u.a.e, iran, qatar, kazakhstan, kyrgyz republic, kuwait, lebanon, egypt, sudan, syria, saudi arabia, tanzania, turkey, pakistan and yemen took part in the celebrations. the event was organized by istanbul metropolitan municipality. she performed at the akm concert hall on 23 november 2005. among the audience were musicians from various countries. the biggest surprise for the audience was when hadiqa sang "sanalama" (turkish song of living legend "sezanaksu"). hadiqa 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 that she visited turkey as a child star in 80s and represented pakistan in the international children's festival in turkey so had beautiful childhood memories associated with turkey. the audience gave her a standing ovation. at the end of her performance, the mayor of istanbul presented a bouquet of flowers to her. after her performance she received invitations for pakistan to participate in the upcoming art festivals in various countries such as iran, syria, qatar 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 was important news in various turkish news papers.
| | Tags : Hadiqa, Kiani, Sezen, Aksu, Sanalama, Turkish, Song, sings, Pakistani, Singer, Islamic, Conference |
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