Adnan Sami’s ‘I Knew It’ Moment: When Pakistanis Said They Hated Their Army, Wanted To Leave

SOURCE ; NEW18

Last Updated:May 05, 2025, 10:33 IST

Adnan Sami, now an Indian citizen, met Pakistani boys in Azerbaijan who wants relinquish their Pakistani identities, blaming the Pakistan Army for destroying their country

As India-Pakistan ties remain tense, Playback singer Adnan Sami recalled his conversation with some Pakistan boys recently in Azerbaijan who told them that he left Pakistan in “good time” and they also want to relinquish their Pakistani identities.

The boys told Sami, who once held a Pakistani passport and now is an Indian citizen, that they hated the Pakistan Army as it had destroyed their country. The “Lift Laradey” singer said he knew this a long ago.

Sami, who was granted Indian citizenship in 2016, wrote on X, “Met some very sweet Pakistani boys while walking on the beautiful streets of Baku, Azerbaijan… They said “Sir, You are very lucky.. You left Pakistan in good time.. We also want to change our citizenship…WE HATE OUR ARMY…They have destroyed our country!!” I replied “ I knew this long ago!”

Sami came to India in 2001 with a Pakistani passport and stayed in the country for 15 years before finally getting Indian citizenship in 2016. After his Pakistani passport expired in 2013, Sami initiated the process to acquire Indian citizenship.

First Published:

May 05, 2025, 10:24 IST