Amjad Farid (Fareed) Sabri (23 December 1970 – 22 June 2016) was a Pakistani qawwal, naat khawan and a proponent of the Sufi Muslim tradition. Son of Ghulam Farid Sabri And Nephew of Maqbool Ahmed Sabri of the Sabri Brothers, he emerged as one of South Asia's most prominent qawwali singers, often reciting poems written by his father and uncle. He was shot dead in Karachi in a targeted killing Pakistani police and paramilitary arrested his alleged killers who have confessed to killing the renowned singer
The Killer of Amjad Sabri Interestingly Looks Like Salman Khan
Amjad Sabri with His Father Ghulam Ahmad Sabri
On 22 June 2016, after finishing a morning TV show where his last naat included the words "When I shudder in my dark tomb, dear Prophet, look after me", two motorcyclists opened fire on Sabri's car in Liaquatabad Town, Karachi, critically injuring Sabri, an associate and his driver. Sabri was shot twice in the head and once on the earAll of the passengers were then shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital where Sabri died shortly after.His assassination occurred near an underpass named after his father It was reported that the gunmen were Taliban who targeted him because they believe the music blasphemous
Tens of thousands of people attended Sabri's funeral in Karachi.
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