VANCOUVER (CP) - Hitmaker Bryan Adams is set to become the first Western pop star to perform in Pakistan since the start of the war on terror, according to organizers.

The star’s Vancouver-based publicist Marlene Palmer says he may be one of the biggest stars “of his stature” to ever play in Pakistan. Adams will perform in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday at the Karachi Golf Club.

He is trying to raise awareness and funds for Zindagi Trust (www.zindagitrust.org). The organization, established four years ago by Pakistani pop-rock star Shehzad Roy, literally pays children to learn.

To date, 35 Zindagi schools have been established in outlying areas of Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad.

Each child is paid approximately $2 per week to come to school, giving their families money for food, shelter and clothing, and keeping them out of the child labour force, says Palmer.

Some of the money raised will go towards rebuilding schools that were devastated in the recent earthquakes.

Shehzad Roy, 28, will open for Adams on Sunday night.

(Source: http://jam.canoe.ca)

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