Irtiqa (Urdu: ارتقاء, literal English translation: evolution) is the debut album by the Pakistani rock band, Entity Paradigm.
It was originally slated for a 25 September 2003 release date, but was delayed to 1 October.
Singles like "Waqt", "Hamesha" and "Kahan Hai Tu" did well in the charts.
The first track 'Irtiqa I' starts off the album with a soft voice of a newly born baby, indirectly pointing towards progress after birth.
The songs that follow after are carefully composed and it seems that EP strictly means business.