Ignored by culture directorate, artists in Swat face problems
By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Local singers, musicians and dancers have said that they are faced with social and financial problems but the culture department has neglected them. Living in Banr area of Mingora, hundreds of artists told this scribe that they quit to perform during the three years of militancy in Swat due to fear of death. “During militancy in the valley, we left our profession but we did not know other work so we faced financial issues. Some of our families migrated to Mardan and Peshawar while others went to Karachi,” said Umar Rahman, a local artist. He...
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