Sindh Governor Ishratul Ibad rocks the stage at Karachi festival

E-Paper | June 17, 2026

KARACHI: Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ibad surprised the audience at the ‘I Am Karachi’ festival on Saturday when he played an electric guitar to a romantic Bollywood song from the movie Aashiqui 2.

Who knew the governor of Sindh could belt out romantic Bollywood tunes on an electric guitar?

And then, Ishratul Ibad turned to vocals, singing the famous Pakistani anthem ‘Ye Watan Tumhara Hai.’

The event was organised in collaboration with 'I Am Karachi', a campaign that aims to inculcate hope, pride and ownership in the citizens of Karachi to collectively strive for a peaceful city.

The seven-day youth festival held at the Pakistan Arts Council, featuring several competition categories including singing, theatre, photography, essay writing, painting, and photography, culminated on Saturday.

Youths aged between 15 to 29 took part in the various competition categories and showcased their talents. The festival was also attended by several dignitaries including renowned artists, social workers, and politicians.

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Mahdi

Mar 08, 2015 12:39am

Nice

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Nizamuddin Ahmad Aali

Mar 08, 2015 12:54am

The doctor can and will do any thing except healing Karachi or others. Show business is next job for the governor. Good luck Gov.

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Mar 08, 2015 01:09am

Dear Governor good job Bring Peace to my Homeland Karachi!! God Bless

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Nasir

Mar 08, 2015 01:40am

Not bad at all! Very Cool!

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zeeshan

Mar 08, 2015 01:59am

Good to see some soft image of our politicians...much better than criticizing other politicians or talking nonsense on TV shows.

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rkc

Mar 08, 2015 04:34am

Nice. I really enjoyed watching the video.

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malik

Mar 08, 2015 05:23am

I wonder how many surah's he knows. We are so consumed in this world that we don't realize the first questions we will be asked when we are laid to rest under 6 feet of dirt.

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Hassan

Mar 08, 2015 05:41am

Karachi was burning and the Governor was playing guitar....

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Rizwan

Mar 08, 2015 05:46am

Well done Governor!

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karachi

Mar 08, 2015 05:47am

Great job by sindh governer!! Karachi need a good governer like him. I bet women really like him after seeing him playing electric guitar and he is handsome too.

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AYZA

Mar 08, 2015 06:09am

U gotta be kidding! Dr. Ishratul Ibad, bolly tunes?? How about sharpening your guitar skills next time playing Led Zepplin's 'Kashmir' ; ) or some of our own great artists tunes, ie Strings, etc? Anyway, it's nice to see Karachi in festive spirits.. rock on Karachi!! Our lovely shining city on the sea.

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skeptic

Mar 08, 2015 07:15am

Smoke on the water Fire in the sky

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Azh

Mar 08, 2015 07:24am

V corrupt gov

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Azh

Mar 08, 2015 07:31am

One of the worst in gov history

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Zeeshan Shamsi

Mar 08, 2015 07:58am

Great spirit Governor. We need more of this.

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mohammadali

Mar 08, 2015 08:01am

Sounds like he is trying to put them to sleep.

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Jalaluddin S. Hussain

Mar 08, 2015 08:03am

It is a good feeling! Hopefully, Governor Ibad will also be successful in establishing peace in the city of more than 25 million. All the best!

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jaffer

Mar 08, 2015 08:15am

We now have the coolest governor!!!

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Mar 08, 2015 09:35am

Why is Karachi so filthy and run down? Even upscale neighborhoods look like slums. A city is a reflection of its people.

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khanm

Mar 08, 2015 10:02am

Music is a powerful tool in galvanizing people around an issue. There's no better way to get your point across than to put it in a beautiful song.....wow what a song he selected.. Ye watan tumhara hay "hum" (meaning them.. our safe keepers and not the general public ) hain pasban is kay...... there is a segregation between TUNHARA AND HUM....

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YOUKNOWIMRIGHT

Mar 08, 2015 10:15am

@malik, I know nothing about the governor, but why do people like you have to bring religion into everything. The Almighty wants people to enjoy their lives, not live in daily drudgery. Get a life pal, and don't be consumed by what may or may not happen after you are laid to rest under 6 feet of dirt.

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Mar 09, 2015 02:18am

Nice...very nice Gov. got talent.

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Abdullah Yousuf

Mar 09, 2015 07:57am

Governor in Pakistan is a Federal Representative, and since long he has been performing his duties to the best of his ability that's it. He is soft spoken,lenient,cool minded,all the sections of Karachi do appreciate him.My warm regards & best wishes to him.

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