After routine checkup, Abida Parveen declared healthy

Yousuf Salahuddin says singer underwent angiography. PHOTO: FILE

LAHORE: Folk diva Abida Parveen underwent an angiography as part of a routine checkup in New Delhi, where she was declared healthy by doctors after the procedure.

Cultural doyen Yousuf Salahuddin confirmed that Abida Parveen had undergone a checkup, adding that he had spoken to Pakistan Ambassador Shahid Malik and he had confirmed that the singer was not under the risk of another cardiac arrest.

Parveen had suffered from a heart attack while performing at a musical event in Lahore in November, 2010. She was shifted to a private hospital, where doctors had performed angioplasty on her.

She is mostly known for singing Sufi poetry but has also made spectacular performances of many contemporary poets of Pakistan.