Athar Shah Khan Jaidi was a gem, says living legend Shakeel.

MULTAN -- Living Legend and pride of performance artist, Shakeel said Athar Shah Khan Jaidi was a gem with multidimensional shades of personality as he was an actor, writer, director, broadcaster and a poet.

Talking to reporter on Monday he informed that it was hard to find such a superb and educated human being whose sense of humour was matchless these days.

"Athar bhai never used below the belt language for anyone even when he spoke extempore," the veteran artist said, adding they worked together in " Intizar Farmaye". He had no substitute as it was law of nature to create everyone with different personality, the great artist said.

"Athar Shah Khan Jaidi, Anwar Maqsood, Talat Hussain, Shafi Muhammad Shah, Behroz Sabzwari, Jamshaid Ansari, myself and some other artistes had gone to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah first time. I came to know about his personality a lot while travelling." Shakeel reminisced.

It is heart rendering to tell that he had left us for final adobe at a time when global pandemic had gripped the world and he could not attend his funeral, he regretted.

Our peers are packing up with the passage of time and our heart sink at news of their demise, Shakeel deplored.

Former Director General Radio Pakistan Khursheed Malik said Athar Khan Jaidi had started his career with Radio Pakistan.

He informed that Mr Khan had conducted many known radio programmes...