Pakistani musician Haniya Aslam dies, cousin Zeb Bangash confirms the news
Mumbai (PTI): Popular Pakistani singer Haniya Aslam, known for her Coke Studio hits "Laili Jaan", "Bibi Sanam", "Paimona", and "Chup", has died, her cousin and musical collaborator Zeb Bangash confirmed on social media.
Bangash paid tribute to Haniya by sharing pictures of her late cousin on Instagram. Shecaptioned the post, "Hanini", confirming Aslam's death on Sunday.
Local media reports said Aslam died of cardiac arrest and was in her late 30s.
Fans and well wishers mourned the singer's death on social media.
One user commented, "What!? This is a shock". Another said, "I am so so sorry to hear this!"
Indian musical artist Anirudh Varma wrote, "I'm so sorry to hear about this. May her soul rest in peace. Her music will be celebrated forever."
Indo-Pakistani duo comprised of Rup Magon and Qurram Hussain, known by their band "JoSH the Band" shared a story with the Aslam's picture captioning it, "Today, our music fraternity lost an incredible artist and soul. You will never be forgotten Haniya. R.I.P."
Pakistani cricketer Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi wrote, "Aas wohi dil mai leye, iss aarzoo mai hum jiyen, tera haath thaam k, lo ham bhi chal diye… Rest in peace."
Lyricist-singer Swanand Kirkire wrote on X, "My dear friend Haniya Aslam ( from Zeb and Haniya ) has left us. She had a cardiac arrest. Rest in peace dear Haniya."
Aslam, who was one of the popular singers in the Pakistani music industry over the years, began her career in 2007 after forming a band "Zeb-Haniya" alongside Bangash. They worked together on several hits before she moved away to Canada in 2014 to study further.
Aslam and Bangash have worked on several compositions for Coke Studio Pakistan a Some of her other songs include "Tann Dolay", "Dosti", "Dil Pagla", "Ahaan" and "Seh Na Sakay" to name a few.
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UP govt should start schemes for people reeling under poverty, unemployment: Mayawati
Lucknow (PTI): BSP chief Mayawati on Wednesday said the Uttar Pradesh government should start some schemes which can provide relief to people suffering from poverty, unemployment and inflation.
The schemes can be announced in the Winter session of the state assembly which started on Tuesday, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.
"In the interest of the people suffering from poverty, unemployment and inflation in UP, the government should also start some schemes in the ongoing assembly session here, which can provide some relief to them," she said on X.
The BSP has only one member in the 403-member assembly.
