Remembering Junaid Jamshed on his death anniversary

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ISLAMABAD:The fourth death anniversary of renowned singer turned religious scholar Junaid Jamshed is being observed today.

On this day in 2016, he died in a plane crash near Havelian along with 47 passengers and crew members on-board.

The plane took off from Chitral and crashed in Havelian, about 125 km north of Islamabad.

Born in Karachi on 3rd September, 1964, Junaid Jamshed briefly worked as civilian contractor and engineer for the Pakistan Air Force before turning to music as a potential career option.

He and his band 'Vital Signs' gained immense popularity during the 80s, with their claim-to-fame songs like’Dil Dil Pakistan’, 'Aitebaar', 'Hum Tum', ‘Dil Ki Baat’ and various others.

Dil Dil Pakistan, from the album Vital Signs 1, immediately won Pakistanis’ patriotic hearts when it was released on Independence Day, 1987. It brought the band global recognition.

After ruling the pop music industry for almost 15 years, bid farewell to his musical stint in order to serve the humanity by enlightening it with spiritual knowledge and religious guidance.

He vanished from the public platform, while rumours arose of him facing financial pitfalls.

Finally, mid-last decade, Jamshed declared bankruptcy and announced his decision to become a devout Muslim. Alongside, he launched a clothing line under the name J. in order to maintain an income source.

In a tragic incident, however, Junaid lost his life when the plane (PK-661) he was travelling on from Chitral to Islamabad crashed in Havelian. 

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