Ghazal legend Mehdi
Hassan was laid to rest on Friday at the Shah Muhammad graveyard located in
North Nazimabad, Express News reported.
Volunteers from
Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation (KKF), Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s (MQM) welfare wing
surrounded the graveyard and barred people from entering the premises in order
to avoid any disruption.
Hassan had quit singing
after suffering a massive stroke in 2001. His health deteriorated in 2011 and
he passed away at the age of 85 in Karachi on June 13, 2012.
He had been under
treatment at hospitals in Pakistan for a while, and there had also been reports
of shifting him to India. He was admitted at a hospital in Karachi for the past
couple of weeks after he had developed a chest infection and breathing
problems.
Collective prayers were
said after his burial, attended by artists, politicians and renowned
personalities of the country.
His funeral prayers
were held at Noorani Mosque.
Speaking to the media
after the burial, Pakistani filmstar Nadeem said, “It was an honour for me that
I picturised many songs sung by Mehdi sahib. As a matter of fact, it was him
who drove my career in the forward direction. He might be gone but his songs
and ghazals will remain in our hearts forever.”
Lyricist, scriptwriter
Anwer Maqsood said, “After Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Sadequain and Noor Jehan, Mehdi
sahib was one person who got the fame he deserved during his lifetime. Not many
people can maintain the fame they acquire, but he did, till his last breath.”
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