Bengaluru: Amid intensified Indo-Pak tensions in the aftereffect of the Uri terror attack, Pakistani classical singer Shafqat Amanat Ali’s concert programmed here on Friday has been cancelled.

“We decided to cancel the concert of Pakistani singer Shafqat Amanat Ali. We took this decision in the aftermath of Uri attacks,” Radio Mirchi Group Manager (Sales) Srinivas said.

The concert was catalogued for September 30, but the verdict was taken on September 20 itself, Srinivas said.

“The concert was cancelled on September 20, much before the saffron parties raised the issue, demanding cancellation of the event. In fact, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad raised the issue recently, a few days back,” he said.

VHP and Bajrang Dal had been necessitating cancellation of the concert keeping in mind the Uri attack in which 18 soldiers were martyred and four terrorists were killed.

Bajrang Dal Karnataka unit President Suryanarayan said there was no need of calling the Pakistan singer here for a concert.

“Everyone knows what Pakistan is. Everyday it is killing many (Indian) soldiers. The world is on the verge of declaring Pakistan as a terrorist state. Such being the case, what is the necessity for inviting a Pakistani singer here,” he said.

The Bajrang Dal, hence, has also filed a police complaint asking for a cancellation of the event, also warning the police and Radio Mirchi that they would be accountable for any adverse incidents, Suryanarayan said.