KARACHI: Canadian pop singer Bryan Adams is to perform at a fundraising concert for quake victims this month in Karachi, becoming the first Western pop star to play in Pakistan since the start of the “war on terror,” organisers have announced. “Bryan is coming to Karachi to perform and help us raise funds for the October 8 earthquake victims,” said Salman Iqbal, organiser.

The giant earthquake, which devastated Pakistani Kashmir and parts of northwestern regions, killed nearly 74,000 people and made 3.5 million homeless.

Hollywood star and United Nations refugee agency goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie had also visited Pakistan with actor Brad Pitt for charity work in November, a month after the quake.

Organisers said the 46-year-old Adam’s performance in the southern port city would be the first in Pakistan by a Western pop star. Some 20,000 people are expected to attend the concert planned at the huge Arabian City club on the outskirts of Karachi.