PCB Chairman Ramiz Raja and Federal Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudary decided to remake national anthem, recorded with modern instruments and new voices. It will be released before the next year’s IndependenceDay.
For recording the new version, the National Assembly Steering Committee on remake National Anthem has asked orchestras of friendly countries for cooperation.
During its fourth meeting held in Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, on Sunday, the Steering Committee also decided to assemble a new choir consisting of up to 150 talented vocalists from all federating units including Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir to sing the new version of the national anthem.
The video of the new rendition of the national anthem will be recorded all over the country including Gilgit Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
So far, the Steering Committee on Re-Recording the National Anthem has met four times under the chairmanship of former Senator and Federal Minister, Javed Jabbar.
Acclaimed musicians Arshad Mahmud, Rohail Hayat, and Nafees Ahmed, Director Production of ISPR, Brig. Imran Naqvi, Director National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) Karachi, Satish Anand, Secretary of Federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Shahera Shahid, DG Directorate of Electronic Media and Publications (DEMP), Imrana Wazir, and a number of people associated with academia and music are members of the Steering Committee.
