concert. After releasing their single for the World Cup, Karavan started working on their second album Safar. They recorded their second album from June to November. On 31 December, Safar was released and the first single "Beqarar" from the album was shipped to different radio stations in the country. In January 2000, Karavan toured to promote their second album and shot a one-hour rockumentary on the making of the album, "Safar – A Visual Evolution". The rockumentary was aired on PTV world in two parts. It was broadcast in over 36 countries and to over 40 million people. Karavan continued to tour behind Safar as sales of the record started to increase. Gardish (2001–2003) In February 2001, Karavan re-released Rakh Aas and Safar with new covers and new tracks. In June, the band starts writing new material for their third album named, Gardish, and by August they recorded the third album in a barnstorming, 15-day session. The mixing of the album was done by next year in January till February. In March, Karavan shot the video of the first single from their third album, "Aagey Hi Aagey" and the single made its debut on a new music channel, Indus Music in April. Karavan played this single for 30,000 people at the Dreamworld Resort and later played new songs in front of a crowd of 10,000 at the PAF Museum in Karachi. The band released Gardish in August. With the release of their third album, Karavan toured three major states in the US going to Houston, New York and Chicago in June 2003. By November, the band played at the UN World Food Program Show held in Islamabad. In December, Karavan released the second single from their third album, "Yeh Zindagi Hai", along with a video of the single. Mainstream success (2004–2008) On Independence Day, Karavan played at the unveiling of the largest national flag at the national stadium, sponsored by Shell Pakistan. In November, Pakistan Tobacco organised a rock fest with Karavan as headliners playing to a 2500-thousand-strong crowd in Islamabad. In December, the band was nominated for the "Best Live Act" at the 2005 Lux Style Awards. In January 2006, "Shoure" video was released and was the fourth single released on their third album. In July, at the very first ARY Musik Awards, Karavan was nominated in four categories and Sameer won the Best Bassist Award. In December, Ufone