In a heartbreaking development, Punjabi singer Khan Saab's father Iqbal Muhammad passed away on Monday morning. Iqbal Muhammad was 70-years-old. As per reports, Khan Saab's father suffered a heart attack while taking a bath. He was rushed to a hospital in Jalandhar, where doctors declared him dead.
This come as a major heartbreak for Khan Saab as he lost his mother Salma Parveen just 17 days ago. Khan Saab had returned from Canada, where he was performing, to attend his mother’s funeral in Kapurthala.
As per reports, Khan Saab's father will be buried tomorrow (Tuesday, October 14) in his village, Bhandal Dona.
Khan's mother, Salma Parveen, passed away on September 26. Singer Khan Saab had a show in Surrey, Canada that day. He had organized the show to raise funds for those affected by the floods in Punjab, India and Pakistan.
However, before the show, the singer received news of his mother's death. He canceled the show in Canada and returned to India that night. He flew directly from Delhi airport to Punjab and rushed to his ancestral village, Bhandal Dona, in Kapurthala, where his mother was buried.
Born in Kapurthala, Punjab, Khan Saab's real name is Imran Khan. While working on an album with Punjabi singer Garry Sandhu, Sandhu changed his name to Khan Saab. Khan Saab himself revealed this on Kapil Sharma's show. After this, he himself has been working in the Punjabi music industry under the same name.