Aaroh guitarist Haider Hashmi passes away
The 40 year old musician was diagnosed with brain tumor a couple of weeks earlier.
KARACHI:
What could might as well be the most shocking news for pop music in Pakistan , Haider Hashmi the guitarist for Aaroh and session player for many other artists passed away yesterday around 11 pm. The 40 year old musician was diagnosed with brain tumor a couple of weeks earlier and was immediately scheduled for a brain surgery.
According to his close friends, he had a successful recovery from the surgery and had been interacting with friends for the past few days untill he complained of breathlessness.
" I spoke to him a while back and everything was fine untill his son called me to inform that he is having difficulty in breathing and is being rushed to the hospital " Khalid Khan , the bassist of Aaroh and Hashmi's close friend told The Express Tribune. " And after a while heard the sad news".
Hashmi was the father of three children, with the eldest son in his mid teens and the youngest son , only a few months old. The burial details and the friends and family of the deceased has requested for prayers.
Hashimi replaced Aaroh’s founding member and lead guitarist Nabeel Nihal Chishty when he left the band around 2004-2005 over a copyright dispute. In that time period they produced some of the most memorable songs like ' Na Kaho' , 'Pyar Ka jaal ' and 'Raag Neela' to name a few. The band stopped producing music for a while , after Aaroh’s lead vocalist Farooq Ahmed left the band for good. Later on , Hashimi along with other two members, Khalid Khan and Jason, relaunched the band with Rizwan Anwar as the new vocalist.
What could might as well be the most shocking news for pop music in Pakistan , Haider Hashmi the guitarist for Aaroh and session player for many other artists passed away yesterday around 11 pm. The 40 year old musician was diagnosed with brain tumor a couple of weeks earlier and was immediately scheduled for a brain surgery.
According to his close friends, he had a successful recovery from the surgery and had been interacting with friends for the past few days untill he complained of breathlessness.
" I spoke to him a while back and everything was fine untill his son called me to inform that he is having difficulty in breathing and is being rushed to the hospital " Khalid Khan , the bassist of Aaroh and Hashmi's close friend told The Express Tribune. " And after a while heard the sad news".
Hashmi was the father of three children, with the eldest son in his mid teens and the youngest son , only a few months old. The burial details and the friends and family of the deceased has requested for prayers.
Hashimi replaced Aaroh’s founding member and lead guitarist Nabeel Nihal Chishty when he left the band around 2004-2005 over a copyright dispute. In that time period they produced some of the most memorable songs like ' Na Kaho' , 'Pyar Ka jaal ' and 'Raag Neela' to name a few. The band stopped producing music for a while , after Aaroh’s lead vocalist Farooq Ahmed left the band for good. Later on , Hashimi along with other two members, Khalid Khan and Jason, relaunched the band with Rizwan Anwar as the new vocalist.