August 22, 2022
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Pak melody queen Nayyara Noor passes away

Funeral prayers will be offered at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Masjid/Imambargah Yasrab located in DHA and will be laid to rest to at a DHA Phase 8 cemetery…reports Asian Lite News

Celebrated Pakistani singer Nayyara Noor passed away in Karachi after a brief illness, her family sources said.

The unfortunate news was also shared by Noor’s nephew Rana Zaidi on Twitter.

“It is with heavy heart that I announce the passing of my beloved aunt (tayi) Nayyara Noor. May her soul R.I.P. She was given the title of ‘Bulbul-e-Pakistan’ because of her melodious voice,” Rana Zaidi tweeted.

Funeral prayers will be offered at 4 p.m. on Sunday at Masjid/Imambargah Yasrab located in DHA and will be laid to rest to at a DHA Phase 8 cemetery, Geo News reported quoting her family.



Born on November 3, 1950 in Assam’s Guwahati, she liked Begum Akhtar Ghazals, thumris and Kanan Devi Bhajans since chidlhood.

Her family migrated to Pakistan when she was seven-year-old.

Noor, 71, was given the title of ‘Bulbul-e-Pakistan’ and conferred with the Nigar Award for Best playback singer in 1973.

A keen enthusiast of melody, she started learning music at a very early age and got her first break on Radio Pakistan in 1968.

‘Rang Barsaat Nay Bharay Kuchh Tou’, ‘Phir Sawan Ruth Ki Pawan Chali Tum Yaad Aye’, ‘Aye Ishq Hamay Barbaad Na Kar’, ‘Barkha Barsay Chhat Per’ and ‘Mein Teray Sapnay Deikhuun’ are some of Noor’s soulful ghazals.

She is survived by her husband, Sheharyar Zaidi, and two sons, Ali and Jaafer.

Condoling her demise, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said her death is an irreparable damage to the music world.

“Be it a ghazal or a song, whatever Nayyara Noor sang, she sang it with perfection. The void created by Nayyara Noor’s death will never be filled,” the Pakistan Prime Minsirter posted on twitter while praying for her place in heaven.

After learning about the demise of Nayyara Noor, Adnan Sami paid his heartfelt condolences.

Calling Noor an icon, Adnan tweeted, “Just learned the sad news that legendary singer Nayyara Noor Sahiba has passed away. She was an icon & her contribution to music will be remembered & loved forever. My deepest heartfelt condolences to her family.”

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