Son denies rumours of Shakir Shujabadi’s death on social media
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Son of Saraiki poet Shakir Shujabadi Tuesday denied the rumours of his father’s death on social media and clarified that he was under treatment in Nishtar Hospital in Multan.
According to the 24News HD TV channel, the most popular poet of the Saraiki region, Shakir Shujabadi’s son Waleed viral a video message regarding his father’s health.
He said in the video message that his father was alive and the government should take action against the people spreading rumours about Shakir Shujabadi’s death.
Waleed Shakir also appealed to the nation to offer prayers for the speedy recovery of the health of his father.
While the Medical Superintendent (MS) of the Nishtar Hospital Multan Dr Amjad Chandio also clarified that the treatment of the Saraiki poet was undergoing in Ward 11 of the hospital and news about his death were baseless.
The Nishtar Hospital MS said that Shakir Shujabadi was suffering from a disease of dystonia for a long time.
On Tuesday, former governor of Punjab Rafiq Rajwana's son Asif Rafiq Rajwana visited Nishtar Hospital and inquired about the health of Shakir Shujabadi.
He conveyed to him a message of Nawaz League’s supremo Mian Nawaz Sharif and offered to pay expenditures of his treatment.
Reporter: Bilal Khan Niazi, Junaid Anwar