Who sang better at Junaid Safdar's qawwali — the groom or Rahat Fateh Ali Khan?
Just when we thought we (and the wedding guests) would get a little break from Junaid Safdar's wedding extravaganza, social media was caught by surprise by a second qawwali event held Monday night in honour of the bride and groom. Should we forgive them for the unrelenting partying? Yes, mainly because the qawwal in attendance last night was none other than the maestro Rahat Fateh Ali Khan himself.
The qawwali night was celebrated in Islamabad on December 13. It was an lavish affair this time around as well — the event planner was Ayra Events and clearly, they have a thing for flower overlays and grand chandeliers.
The event's photographers were Fatima Tariq Photography and OShoot — popular Karachi photographers — helped us get another look at the opulent decor as well as Rahat Fateh Ali Khan up on stage, serenading the crowd.
Here's Khan in full swing, crooning one of our favourite Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan songs — 'Dulhe Ka Sehra'. This was clearly sung especially for the bride and groom.
We already knew the Sharifs are a musically talented clan and we figured that Junaid would give Khan a run for his money when it came to belting out songs at the event. We last heard him crooning a Mohammad Rafi song at his nikkah. This time around, Junaid sang Khan's 'Mein Tenu Samjhawan Ki'.
But while he did a great job at singing the song, there's no beating the maestro at his own game. Points to the groom for a great effort though!
All eyes were on PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz's outfit yet again, and after wearing Elan and Indian designer Abhinav Mishra on the mayun-mehndi weekend, she choose a pink outfit with a delicate floral dupatta from Saira Shakira last night at the event.