ISLAMABAD, Jul 3 (APP):Legendary Punjabi folk singer Alam Lohar was remembered on his 40th death anniversary on Wednesday.
He was born in 1928 and hailed from a village in Kharian Tehsil in Gujrat District.
Alam Lohar was famous for his rendition of Waris Shah’s Heer, which he had memorized in 36 styles and forms.
Alam Lohar was also honored with Pakistan’s highest civil award for arts and theatre the Pride of Performance Award in 1979.
