Mehdi Hassan’s son looking for donation

Legendary Pakistani singer, Mehdi Hassan, also known as ‘King of ghazal’, is currently admitted in the Special Care Unit of the Agha Khan University Hospital in Karachi because he is suffering from a serious lung condition for the past many years. However, the Ghazal maestro has gone in debt to the tune of Rs 5.2 million, an amount that has been spent of his medical treatment.

Therefore, his son Sajjad Hassan has appealed for donations from the government and other institutions for his father’s medical treatment.

“Everyone has to die one day and I do not want my father dying with the burden of Rs 5.2 million debt on him,” Sajjad said.

Hassan’s condition went so serious a few days back that even rumours about his death started making rounds but he is now much better than before.

Mehdi Hassan, now 84, was born in a village called Luna in Rajasthan. Perhaps this is a reason why India has also offered him a visa for medical treatment and along with it he has been assured of full assistance by the state government. Hassan and his family will now leave for India within a few days.

As per the reports he will be taken to the Fortis hospital in India.

The news was confirmed by one of his sons Arif Mehdi.

“Yesterday we received the visa to visit India and we can stay in New Delhi and Mumbai for 30 days. The time period may be extended after Hassan saab is admitted to a hospital. Two medical attendants, me, my wife and my son will accompany him.

“Dr Ajiz Sonawala, who was attending to my father at the Karachi hospital has also been permitted to come with him. We will have to take Hassan saab by an air ambulance as he is not fit to travel by a normal flight,” his son Arif told PTI from Karachi.

Well, all said and done, let’s hope Allah blesses Mehdi Hassan with health, as he is certainly an asset for the nation.

Some of his popular Ghazals include ‘Patta Patta Boota Boota’ and ‘Rafta Rafta Wo Meri Hasti Ka’.

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