LAHORE – Renowned folk singer Attaullah Khan Esakhailvi released a briefvideo message on Thursday, dismissing rumors about his death and disclosinghis latest medical condition.
Esakhailvi thanked his fans who kept praying for his early recovery anddisclosed that he was discharged from hospital and was perfectly alrightnow, contrary to social media gossip.
The ‘Balo Batyan’ singer informed the social media users through hisverified Facebook page that his illness left an impact on a single show.
‘Now I am heading to Dubai for a show on April 13th,’ the singer announced.
The music maestro revealed that he was unwell when he was awarded withSitara-i-Imtiaz on March 23rd, however, hastened to add that with theprayers of the fans, he recovered swiftly.
In a matchless gesture, Esakhailvi did not slam the social media users whodisseminated fake news about his death and instead addressed them with apoetic verse.
Despite social media rumours, the Wikipedia page about the singer was alsoedited, confirming his death on April 4th, 2019.