Pashto Folk singer Darwesh Khan killed by unidentified gunmen on Bamkhel Road late on Friday.
According to local newspaper ‘The Express Tribune’ quoting police sources wrote “Sixty-year-old Darwesh Khan, a resident of Maniri, was returning home after performing at Punpir village when armed assailants opened fire at his car, killing him on the spot,”
Local police confirmed that, Darwesh Khan, received 12 bullets as the militants had opened indiscriminate firing at the singer.In an initial report, police confirmed that it was a case of target killing. Due to deterioration in the security situation, authorities have cautioned all performers to inform pertinent police stations before any performance. They, police said, failed to do so.
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Darwesh was noted for folk singing and narrating folklore in public performances in Swabi, Mardan and Nowshera. He was respected for his nationalistic songs in gatherings, his team member Ajmal Khan said. “We lost a voice of love, a spirit that loved music. We mourn his fate,” Ajmal said.
