Mekaal Hasan Band, sometimes shortened to MHB, is a progressive rock band, founded in 2001 by Pakistani guitarist, composer and producer Mekaal Hasan. The Mekaal Hasan Band is known for being innovators of a progressive style of music which finds its melodic roots in South Asian traditional musical and literary art forms, some of which include Qawali, Sufiana Kalam and traditional material from Indian and Pakistani culture and folkloric traditions. This also led to the formation of a super group called Mekaalians led by Wazir Taqi and Najeeb Ur Rehman from Islamabad.