Khan Tehsil ( 2016) was a Pakistani folk singer of

Pashto language Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official languages ...

Biography

He was born around 1931 in

Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Nowshera (; ; ps, نوښار, ''pr.'' ''Nowkhār'' ) is the capital city of Nowshera District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is the 78th largest city in Pakistan and ninth largest city in the province of 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 Timergara ( ps, تيمرګره, ur, ) is a city and also the district headquarters of Lower Dir District in Pakistan. Timergara City is located on the east bank of the Panjkora River. It lies at an altitude of . The town is the site of excavate ...

and Nowshera. He started his career as a wedding singer from his hometown

Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat or Lakki (Urdu and ps, ) is the headquarters of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Lakki Marwat has become one of the fastest growing cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Lakki Marwat is also the 20th mos ...

with

Zarsanga Zarsanga or Zar Sanga ( ps, زرڅانگه)(born 1946 in Lakki Marwat) is a Pashto singer from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. She began her singing career singing for Radio Peshawar and some television programmes, and later went on to perform i ...

. He sung around four hundred uncertain albums including at

Radio Pakistan Radio Pakistan serves as the national public broadcaster for radio in Pakistan. Although some local stations predate Radio Pakistan's founding, it is the oldest existing broadcasting network in Pakistan. The network was established on 14 August ...

, Peshawar. He was introduced to radio by a music producer, Rashid Ali Dehqaan Dawar and director Mahmoob Ali Khan.

Personal life

He suffered financial crises in his last days and later,

Mian Iftikhar Hussain Mian Iftikhar Hussain ( ps, میا افتخار حسېن; ur, میاں افتخار حسین) is a Pashtun nationalist politician who is a senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP). He has served as the spokesperson of the Pakistan Demo ...

gave him PKR100,000 after he requested the government for assistance.

Death

He was suffering from multiple health complications several years before his died at his home in March 2016. He is buried in a cemetery near

Risalpur Risalpur (Pashto/ ur, رسالپور) is a city in Nowshera District, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on the Nowshera-Mardan Road. It is nearly 45 km from Peshawar and 18 km from Mardan and is located at 34°4'52N 71°58'21E. In a basin so ...

area of Nowshera.

References

1930s births 2016 deaths Pakistani folk singers Musicians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 20th-century Pakistani male singers 20th-century Pakistani singers Recipients of the Pride of Performance {{Pakistan-musician-stub