JUNOON WINS AWARDS FROM BBC AND UNESCO

Karachi, November 25, 1999: Junoon has just returned from an extremely successful tour of Europe. In Paris, France, Junoon was presented an award by UNESCO, for "Outstanding achievements in Music and Peace".

Junoon were invited by UNESCO to represent Pakistan at the Music for Peace concert, where international celebrities such as Lionel Richie and Zubin Mehta were performing along with Junoon, and legendary actors such as Gregory Peck, Sydney Poitier and Sir Peter Ustinov were the masters of ceremony. Dignitaries from around the world, including Yasir Arafat, Helmut Kohl and ambassadors from 180 countries attended the function, subtitled " A Concert to Mark the Dawn of the Third Millenium".

In the U.K., the BBC presented Junoon with an award for "Contribution to Asian Culture" at the exclusive BBC Asian Awards ceremony. The BBC had invited Junoon to headline their "Mega Mela", a 3-day festival which is considered the largest Asian gathering outside of the subcontinent. The event attracted in excess of 100,000 people over the three days, and the response to Junoon, who closed the show on all three days, was overwhelming.

Junoon's concert special "Junoon Live @ Central Park, A Tribute to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan" shot in New York City by Asim Raza, will air tonight November 27, at 9:45 p.m. after Khabarnama on PTV1, and a rockumentary entitled "Junoon Kum Nahin Hua" directed by Shoaib Mansoor and hosted by Naeem Bukhari, will air next Saturday December 4, at 9:45 p.m. after Khabarnama on PTV1.

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