Hereâs how Bilal Maqsood, Amjad Sabri became best friends
He was full of life, says Bilal SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors - Posted: May 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago SAMAA | Samaa Life&Style Editors Posted: May 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago
Photo: Instagram/Bilal Maqsood
Musician Bilal Maqsood has shared a heartfelt note detailing his first meeting with the late Qawwal Amjad Sabri.
âWe had the privilege of working with this amazing artist and human,â he wrote, sharing a photo of former band Strings with Amjad on the sets of Coke Studio. âHe was always full of life and energy.â
Photo: Instagram/Bilal Maqsood
Maqsood remembers the late Qawwal from his time in Coke Studio season 9
Ramazan 16 marked five years since revered Qawwal Amjad Sabri, 45, died in Karachi.
Sabri was traveling by a car from his home in Liaquatabad to a television studio when a motorcycle pulled up alongside his vehicle. The attackers on the motorcycle opened fire, killing one of Pakistan’s most loved Qawwals and Naat Khawans on June 22, 2016.
The incident saw the nation descend into sorrow, as his fans, family and fraternity members took to social media to express their disbelief.
Five years later, some of these people are still remembering Sabri, and making sure his essence is never forgotten. One of them, of course, is his daughter Hoorain Amjad Sabri, and the other, is singer Bilal Maqsood, both of whom penned a note for the late legend on their Instagram yesterday.
Amjad Sabri’s murderer sentenced to death for three more killings
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Sunday Jan 17, 2021
Amjad Sabri, 45, was one of South Asia s most popular singers of the qawwali , Sufi devotional music that dates back more than 700 years. Photo: File
LeJ member given capital punishment on three counts of murder
He was also convicted of murdering Amjad Sabri
An anti-terrorism court awarded the death penalty to a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi member Ishaq alias Bobby on three counts of murder in a case pertaining to sectarian killing, The News reported on Sunday.
The LeJ member is a high-profile convict on death row for multiple crimes including the murder of renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri. This is the third capital punishment among others awarded to him in a month.