6th death anniversary Junaid Jamshed being observed today

By Muhammad JuniadPublished On 04 Jan 2023

The 6th death anniversary of popular Pakistani singer-turned-religious scholar, preacher and Na'at Khwan, Junaid Jamshed is being observed on Wednesday.  

Junaid Jamshed died on this day in 2016, along with his wife and 45 others in a horrible crash of Pakistan International Airlines flight near Havelian.

According to a poll conducted by BBC World Service in 2003, Junaid Jamshed's "Dil Dil Pakistan" song was ranked third among top ten songs of the world.

In 2004, Junaid Jamshed renounced music and devoted his life to Islam.

In 2007, the government of Pakistan awarded him Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.