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Photo: BklynerLITTLE PAKISTAN – After neighborhood drama canceled it last year, the annual Pakistani Independence Day mela is back. The 2019 mela will take place on Coney Island Avenue between Avenue H and Foster Avenue on Sunday, August 18 at 12:30 p.m. Famous guests include singers Nouman Khalid, Fizza
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Photo: BklynerDITMAS PARK – The 72nd anniversary of Pakistan’s independence was supposed to be celebrated with an annual mela (street festival) on Coney Island Avenue (between Avenue H and Glenwood Road) on Sunday, August 19. But disputes among the community and multiple permits being filed got it canceled. The Pakistani
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(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Music and food will fill Coney Island Avenue, between Avenue H and Foster Avenue, this Saturday August 20, for the annual Brooklyn Mela [/blog/events/brooklyn-mela-draws-thousands-of-people-to-coney-island-avenue-for-festivities-celebrating-pakistans-independence-day/] , which celebrates Pakistan’s independence day. Sponsored by the Pakistani American Merchants Association, the festival will be held from