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Khan Tehsil
Born c. 1931
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
OriginAfghanistan
Died2016 (aged 84–85) [1]
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Folk singer
Instrument(s) Rabab, harmonium [1]

Khan Tehsil ( c. 1931 – 2016) was a Pakistani folk singer of Pashto language.

Biography

He was born around 1931 in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He lived a nomadic life throughout his life shifting from one place to another. He spent most of his life between Timergara and Nowshera.

He started his career as a wedding singer from his hometown Lakki Marwat with Zarsanga. He sung around four hundred uncertain albums including at Radio Pakistan, Peshawar. He was introduced to radio by a music producer, Rashid Ali Dehqaan Dawar and director Mahmoob Ali Khan. [1]

Personal life

He suffered financial crises in his last days and later, Mian Iftikhar Hussain gave him PKR100,000 after he requested the government for assistance. [2]

Death

He was suffering from multiple health complications several years before his died at his home in March 2016. [1] He is buried in a cemetery near Risalpur area of Nowshera. [3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Report, Bureau (9 March 2016). "Popular Pashto singer laid to rest". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Briefs... - Pakistan". The News International. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Eminent Pashto singer Khan Tehsil dies". TNN | Tribal News Network. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2021.