{"id":389786,"date":"2024-02-27T00:18:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T19:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=389786"},"modified":"2024-02-27T00:18:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T19:18:47","slug":"ghazal-legend-pankaj-udhas-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ghazal-legend-pankaj-udhas-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghazal legend Pankaj Udhas passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Renowned singer Pankaj Udhas passed away at the age of 72. His team confirmed the news, stating, \u201cPankaj Sir was suffering from prolonged illness and wasn\u2019t keeping well for the last few days. He died this morning around 11 am at Breach Candy hospital,\u201d as reported by India Today. His daughter, Nayaab Udhas, shared a statement expressing the family\u2019s sorrow, \u201cWith a very heavy heart, we are saddened to inform you of the sad demise of Padmashri Pankaj Udhas on 26th February 2024 due to a prolonged illness. Udhas family (sic).\u201d Udhas, an esteemed Indian ghazal singer, enchanted audiences with his soulful renditions throughout his illustrious career. Born on May 17, 1951, in Gujarat, the crooner embarked on his musical journey at a young age, gaining prominence in the 1980s and 1990s. NEWS DESK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: Renowned singer Pankaj Udhas passed away at the age of 72. His team confirmed the news, stating, \u201cPankaj Sir was suffering from prolonged illness and wasn\u2019t keeping well for the last few days. He died this morning around 11 am at Breach Candy hospital,\u201d as reported by India Today. His daughter, Nayaab Udhas, shared [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-389786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Ghazal legend Pankaj Udhas passes away<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/ghazal-legend-pankaj-udhas-passes-away\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ghazal legend Pankaj Udhas passes away\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Islamabad: Renowned singer Pankaj Udhas passed away at the age of 72. 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