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Name
"Ghulam Muhammad"
But known as "Pathaney Khan".
Place of Birth
1920 at a Village called "Basti Tambu wali",
Situated in the Heart of "Thal" Desert,
A few miles from "Kot Addu in
"Muzaffargarh".
Career
Pathaney was introduced to the media when Malik Ghulam Mustafa Khar was the governor of
Punjab.
The artiste belonged to his constituency.
On November 21,1970,Radio Multan was inaugurated (open)
and "Pathaney Khan" found a way out of wilderness. He was brought to
the newly set up studio by it's first station Director, "Shamsuddin Butt",
Who requested "Pathaney Khan" to sing "khwaja Freed's (Kafi) "Meda
Ishq vee Toon".Radio Multan eventually fixed a monthly stipend of Rs:20,430 for him, which he had to
perform for half an Hour every month.
While his appearance at Radio Multan made him a household name in South Punjab,"Pathaney Khan"
had been singing for 20 years by the tome the media in the rest of Pakistan discovered him,
In the late '60's he was called to Lahore first by the Arts council and then by the Punjab language
faculty of the Shah Hussain College.
On March 9,2000.
the day he died. His funeral prayers were largely attended by poets, intellectuals, lawyers, district
administration officials and educationists. He was laid to rest at his native graveyard on Thursday
afternoon.
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