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I first thought that he must be some other person with the same name, even when I saw him I though he is someone else as he was wearing the black sherwani, which he’ll only wear again on his wedding or if he is receiving another medal. Yes he was the Atif Aslam and to be honest, I was surprised and to some extent shocked to see him receiving the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, the medal of excellence. No doubt he is a good singer, a unique voice, but at the same time a controversial figure. Whether breaking up from the original band, Jal, or giving statements in India and performing there and singing songs of Indian movies, or found drunk here or there, every now n then he comes up with something, good or bad, to keep him in the news. I’d rather wait for a few more years before awarding him any medal…