NOC for pak actors and singers must

Pakistani actors and other artistes will have to get an NoC from their interior ministry before coming to India. The decision was taken in a high level meeting held with the interior minister Rehman Malik in Islamabad on Thursday evening. 

The meeting was attended by representatives of all ministries where it was decided that no artiste would be allowed to travel to India without an NOC after March 15. 

It maybe recalled here that Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and his manager Maroof were charged under FEMA and customs act for carrying undeclared foreign currency of Rs 60 lakh.

Source:-http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/NOC-for-Pak-actors-and-singers-must-for-visiting-India/articleshow/7567708.cms

Pakistan seeks information about Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's detention in India

Interior Minister Rehman Malik on Sunday directed Pakistan's High Commissioner to India Shahid Malik to enquire about the detention of well-known singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan at the Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan

The minister is examining the matter, said an official statement issued hours after Khan was detained at the airport in Delhi on charges of carrying a large amount of undeclared foreign currency.

Malik telephoned the Pakistani High Commissioner and asked him to monitor the matter, the statement said.

Khan, 37, is the nephew of legendary Pakistani qawwali singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and has recorded many hit songs for Bollywood movies. He regularly performs in India and was on his way back to Pakistan after a series of concerts when he was detained.


Source:-http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/129739/top-stories/pakistan-seeks-information-about-rahats-detention-in-india.html