Ali Tariq to hold a music show for girls

Held in January, the Karachi Eat Festival (KEF) was a huge success. However, an unforeseen tragedy took place on the last day of the festival when a large number of gate-crashers thronged the annual event and spoiled an otherwise safe space for women attendees in particular. To offset the most annoying experience, singer Ali Tariq has risen to the occasion with a pro-bono offer. According to Ali Tariq, he wants to hold an all-women gig, particularly for those girls who couldn’t have fun and enjoy any musical performances at the annual food festival in threat of some uncouth men gate-crashing the venue.

Recently, the Mast Malang-singer took to his social media account and personally apologised for what happened at the Karachi Eat 2023, hoping that all the women “made it home safe”. He wrote, “It hurts to see that women and families in our society can’t even enjoy such simple things in life.” Feeling ashamed of the most unpleasant incident, Ali Tariq said that the videos from the event were indeed “disturbing to watch.”

Taking to Instagram, Ali Tariq shared the idea, especially with those who were quite unhappy and upset about missing his musical performance. He wrote, “After reading all messages from you guys, I want to put out a public gig, all girls only! This is to cater (to) all the girls who came out on Sunday but weren’t able to enjoy their day to the fullest.” In his message, he pledged his performance and publicly appealed to donors and sponsors to arrange the programme’s venue and bear the production cost. He also shared his contact details for potential sponsors, advertisers and companies interested in making the public gig happen.

Ali Tariq’s post received many positive comments from across the music circles. RJ Dino Ali, for instance, wished him the best with his great offer. In like manner, Ahmed Godil, one of the hosts of the Karachi Eat Festival, offered his services for Tariq’s show, while the young singer Rafay Israr expressed his wishes by posing some heart emojis.

Held from January 6 to January 8, the long-waited Karachi Eat Festival was a big hit. However, the last day of the annual event was reportedly marred by a ruckus, with some undeniable claims of gate-crashing and women’s harassment circulating on social media. Singer Kaifi Khalil also shared a statement showing his disappointment over the lack of decency and irresponsible behaviour shown by those people who reportedly annoyed and harassed women at the festival.