The Milestones

The Milestones (Urdu: دی مائلسٹونز) were a Pakistani pop rock band that formed in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, in 1990. The group was formed by lead guitarist, Ziyyad Gulzar and bassist, Ali Tim, who were soon joined by female lead vocalist, Candy Pereira. The Milestones were one of the pioneer bands of the local pop music scene, quite a few of which even did well at the local music charts. Since its inception, the band only released two studio albums with performing innumerable concerts and gigs, receiving worldwide acclaim.

The band achieved mainstream success with their debut album, Jadoo, released in 1993. The album included famous singles like "Baat", "Jan-e-Jaan", "Jeevan" and "Mein". The success of the band's debut album led them to travel internationally to US, Canada and Cyprus quite a few times, whereas to promote their album they also toured throughout Pakistan. After a gap of eighteen months, the band then recorded and released their second studio album, Volume II. The album included many singles from its predecessor and was not as successful as compared to the band's previous album release. Singles like "Aag" and "Aandhi aur Toofan" from the album did well at the music charts.

After the release of their second studio album, vocalist Candy Pereira and bassist Ali Tim moved to Canada whereas lead guitarist, Ziyyad Gulzar went on forming his own band, Rushk.