Mehdi Hassan alive, on ventilator; tweets announce death

January 13, 2012 12:20

Contradictory tweets say Pakistani ghazal singer Mehdi Hassan has passed away. He has been unwell for a while and is on a ventilator in a hospital in Islamabad.

The India-born legendary ghazal singer was on Thursday put on a ventilator at a private clinic in Pakistan's Sindh provincial capital Karachi after he collapsed due to respiratory problems.

84-year-old Hassan has been ill for the last few years due to a serious lung condition thathas led to complications and breathing problems.

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