We have to look ahead: Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
After the deportation drama before his performance, Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan says he believes in letting bygones be bygones, adding that it was possibly a "genuine error". The singer arrived from Abu Dhabi to participate in a New Year's Eve programme at Taj Falaknuma Palace in Hyderabad, but was sent back as Pakistani nationals are only allowed to enter the country through Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata.
He shared: "It was an important event as the wonderful audience of Hyderabad who I performed for were amazing listeners and if for any reason I could not have performed then it would have been really bad. It took me 29 hours to change and complete my journey, but eventually it all went well".
But Rahat retorts that the airlines need to be careful to avoid such goof ups. He said: "Airlines need to be responsible with such matters. The authorities at the RGIA did what was right".
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