Khan Tehsil

Khan Tehsil
Bornc. 1931
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
OriginAfghanistan
Died2016 (aged 84–85)
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
GenresFolk
Occupation(s)Folk singer
Instrument(s)Rabab, harmonium

Khan Tehsil (c. 1931 – 2016) was a Pakistani folk singer of Pashto language.

Biography

He was born around 1931 in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He lived a nomadic life throughout his life shifting from one place to another. He spent most of his life between Timergara and Nowshera.

He started his career as a wedding singer from his hometown Lakki Marwat with Zarsanga. He sung around four hundred uncertain albums including at Radio Pakistan, Peshawar. He was introduced to radio by a music producer, Rashid Ali Dehqaan Dawar and director Mahmoob Ali Khan.

Personal life

He suffered financial crises in his last days and later, Mian Iftikhar Hussain gave him PKR100,000 after he requested the government for assistance.

Death

He was suffering from multiple health complications several years before his died at his home in March 2016. He is buried in a cemetery near Risalpur area of Nowshera.


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