MUMBAI: A 2000 square yards mausoleum is being constructed in north of Karachi, in the memory of ghazal legend Mehdi Hassan who passed away last week.
“Governor of Sindh, Dr Ishrat Ul Ibad has allotted 2000 square yards of land for my father’s mausoleum. It will be constructed in the Shah Mohammed cemetery which is situated in the northern part of Karachi. The land has been named after the Mehdi Hassan family and other family members’ graves can also be laid here. What more could we want than getting to lie beside our father after we die? We all are very happy,” Hassan’s son Arif told PTI Bhasha from Karachi.
Boundary wall of the mausoleum will be constructed this week, while the main construction will begin next month with co-ordination of his family members. KMC administrator Muhammad Hussain Syed has also announced a contest for architects to construct Hassan’s mausoleum and to give final shape to its design.
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The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has also announced the establishment of a museum and music library in memory of the legendary singer. The museum will display his personal belongings along with a collection of memorable songs and ghazals sung by the maestro.
Arif also said that there are talks to expand the Mehdi Hassan foundation, which was established in 2008 and aims at the betterment of Pakistani artists.
