Aaroh officially came into being

In early 2002, during this time Pepsi Battle of the Bands advertisement began to air on television; the competition called upon entries of aspiring bands from all over Pakistan . This saw the band taking participation in the competition by the name “Aaroh”, given by Shoaib Mansoor . It was during this time Aaroh officially came into being. Aaroh band members got together for the Battle of the Bands and went to perform at the competition. The band first took part in the digital round of the competition, where the band went on head to head with twenty hundred bands from across the four provinces of Pakistan. The competition included bands like Entity Paradigm , Mekaal Hasan Band and Mizmaar , which also later on became well known popular mainstream rock bands coming from the underground music scene. During the competition, the band performed songs “Sawaal”, “Aag Ki Tarhan” and also covering the Vital Signs song, “Ajnabi”.