Three years have passed since Mehdi Hassan's death but despite several promises no steps have been taken to build a mausoleum of 'Shenshah-e-Ghazal' in Karachi while his belongings, stolen from Lahore, are still untraceable.


Hassan breathed his last on 13 June, 2012 at Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi after suffering from lung, chest and urinary tract diseases for 12 years.


His family has expressed anguish that despite tall claims, no progress has been made so far to build his mausoleum.


His prized belongings, including awards, medals, shields, harmonium, handwritten documents and clothes, were stolen from a rented house in Lahore three months back but no action has been taken so far, they claimed.


"It has been three years since he (Mehdi Hassan) passed away but we are still waiting for his mausoleum. Centre, state government and governor had also made promises but they remained only promises," Arif Hassan, son of Mehdi Hassan, told PTI from Karachi.


"One-and-a-half years back, only the fencing work was done and that too after our tireless efforts. Kids play cricket on the land allotted for building Abba's mausoleum . We are deeply hurt that nobody cares," he rued.