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.