Lahore (Web Desk): The 24th death anniversary of legendary Saraiki folk singer Pathanay Khan is being observed on Saturday.
Pathane Khan earned world-wide fame through singing Sufi poetry, Ghazals and folk songs.
He was born in 1926 at Basti Tambu Wali in Kot Addu, district Muzaffargarh.
Pathanay Khan has mostly sang Kafis and Ghazals (traditional forms of poetry) which were largely based on the Sufi poetry of Khwaja Ghulam Farid and Shah Hussain. He was totally devoted to Khwaja Farid.
The legendary singer gave his own deeper meaning to Khwaja Sahib's poetry through his style and spirit of singing.
Pathanay Khan introduced many great, but unknown poets of the Seraiki belt through his dhoras (traditional folk poems) that appeared as a preamble to Kafis.
Some of his most memorable works include Maida Ishq Vi Toun, Wajay Allah Wali Taar, Kya Haal Sunawan Dil Da, Pilu Pakiyan Ni vey and Sanwal Moar Mahran.
The government of Pakistan awarded him with Pride of Performance in 1979.
Pathanay Khan died on March 9, 2000 at his native town in Kot Addu at the age of 74.