Anybody remembers the famous Pakistani boy band from the 90s Awaaz? Turns out the band’s song ‘Mr. Fraudiye‘ was originally named ‘Mr. 10%.‘ And for a very good reason!
In his appearance on the television show ‘Jaishan-e-Cricket‘ former Awaaz member Fakhir revealed that the hit 1996 track ‘Mr. Fraudiye‘ was originally named ‘Mr. 10%‘
He revealed that amid the Pakistan People’s Party rule at the time, the band had to change the name of the song.
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Despite changing the name and recording the track in London, the song was still banned in Pakistan.
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Mr. 10%
The reason why the song was banned? Reports say that it was based on a certain political leader. Ex-President Asif Ali Zardari has been famously known as ‘Mr. 10%’ since the 90s. Mr, Zardari is currently the PPP co-chairman.
Back then Zardari was in charge of approving government contracts. According to reports, it was alleged that he approved contracts for a 10% gain and other kickbacks.
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At the time PPP told Awaaz band that the ‘Mr. 10%‘ tag was baseless. To try to circumvent the censors, the band changed the song title and made its name generic. Yet it was still banned.
