Anyone who grew up in Peshawar or even in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for that matter, and had a love for music, knew him well.
KOHAT: This is apropos the story “Peshawar’s passionate music lover, Teen Beat’s Masood Ahmed Paracha, passes away” (August 22). Like every city, Peshawar has had many legendry characters in various fields. There was Uncle Tony in Saddar, who introduced various innovative products related to photography. There was Meher Din, an outstanding craftsman of sporting equipment.
Then there was Masood bhai. Anyone who grew up in Peshawar or even in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for that matter, and had a love for music, knew him well. He served the music lovers of the city for a long time. Other than the vast collection of records at his disposal, his speciality was preparing ‘selections’ for his customers. It is amazing how he survived the last few tough years when the Taliban blew up so many CD shops in the province. Rest in peace Masood bhai.
Ihsanullah Bangash
Published in The Express Tribune, August 23rd, 2013.
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