Celebrated drummer Zulfiqar Ali, popularly known as Pappu Sain, passed away in Lahore on Sunday after a protracted illness. The famous drummer reportedly died due to a cardiac arrest. Dholchi Gunga Sain, who ruled the hearts of thousands of people by playing crazy Sufi drums, suffered a heart attack on Sunday night, which eventually led to his death. He was 50 years old.
He had been suffering from liver cancer and admitted to the Pakistan Kidney and Liver Transplant Institute (PKLI) for almost a month. His funeral prayers were held at the shrine of Baba Shah Jamal and he was later laid to rest at Mai Sahiba’s shrine at his ancestral Chak Juhmra village. His qul will be held at 3pm on Monday (today) at his residence near Lahore’s Shalamar Gardens.
Condolences poured in from far and wide after the news of Pappu Sain’s death.
