Presidential Award-winning, Pakistani classical singer Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan passed away on Thursday night at the age of 81 in Lahore.
According to media reports, citing family sources, the veteran singer was undergoing a treatment at a local hospital in Lahore for some days as he had been ill for some time.
The reports further said that he suffered a cardiac arrest late on Thursday night that resulted in his death. His funeral prayers were offered in Lahore on Friday morning.
Born in 1937, the singer Ustad Mubarak Ali Khan was a prominent artist of the Kirana Gharana. His primary music education was give by his paternal uncle Ghazanfar Ali Khan and he called Ustad Amir Khan his spiritual teacher.
He was awarded the 6th Lifetime Achievement Award by the All Pakistan Music Conference, the Pride of Performance by the Government of Pakistan in 2007 and he represented Pakistan internationally many times.
