{"id":49735,"date":"2024-01-19T09:22:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/renowned-folk-singer-laid-to-rest-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-19T09:22:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T09:22:07","slug":"renowned-folk-singer-laid-to-rest-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/renowned-folk-singer-laid-to-rest-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Renowned folk singer laid to rest | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Illustrious Seraiki singer Arif Khan Babar who died on Wednesday night at Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Institute of Cardiology (CPEIC), was laid to rest at Hassan Parwana graveyard on Thursday. He was over 60.<\/span><\/p>\n

The deceased singer was a chronic cardiac patient and had suffered a heart attack three days ago and breathed his last at the health facility where he was put on a ventilator after his condition deteriorated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Read\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Classical maestro laid to rest<\/a><\/p>\n

Babar’s brother-in-law, Tanvir Awan, told this news agency that the heart ailment was running in the deceased family and his younger brother and a sister also died of cardiac complications.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said that doctors had advised him heart bypass, but the singer was reluctant to undergo surgery adding that after the successful surgery of his elder brother, Barbar was ready for it and his surgery was planned in the coming two months.<\/span><\/p>\n

Published in The Express Tribune, January 19th<\/sup>, 2024.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n