▁to ▁his ▁car ▁outside ▁the ▁TV ▁station . ▁So h ail ▁R ana ▁said , ▁he ▁liked ▁his ▁( Al am g ir ' s ) ▁guitar ▁playing ▁and ▁asked ▁if ▁he ▁would ▁like ▁to ▁perform ▁as ▁a ▁guitar ist ▁for ▁his ▁children ' s ▁programme ▁( hum ▁hi ▁hum ). ▁This ▁is ▁how ▁Al am g ir ▁entered ▁in ▁the ▁formal ▁world ▁of ▁music . ▁ ▁He ▁started ▁singing ▁on ▁the ▁Pakistan ▁Television ▁Corporation ▁TV ▁channel ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁Pakistan ▁were ▁not ▁yet ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁modern ▁Ur du ▁pop ▁music ▁and ▁when ▁western ▁music ▁was ▁generally ▁considered ▁as ▁modern ▁music ▁in ▁Pakistan . ▁Sh air ▁S idd i qui ▁h ired ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁pop ▁musical ▁program ▁Sunday ▁Ke ▁Sunday , ▁a ▁TV ▁series ▁of ▁Kar achi ▁Television ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 / 7 2 ▁and ▁introduced ▁Al am g ir ▁with ▁the ▁song ▁Alb ela ▁Rah i . ▁It ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁hit ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁among ▁the ▁youth ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁time ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁when ▁the ▁music ▁lov ing ▁boys ▁and ▁girls ▁gathered ▁regularly ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁near ▁the ▁Kar achi ▁J heel ▁Park ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁g limp se ▁of ▁this ▁new ▁pop ▁singer ▁as ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁travel ▁along ▁in ▁his ▁red ▁sedan ▁in ▁the ▁evening . ▁ ▁Al am g ir