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    Reports of Balochi folk singer Mai Subhai's killing turn out to be false

    Saba QamarSeptember 4, 2026 1 min read
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    Reports of Balochi folk singer Mai Subhai's killing turn out to be false
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    Reports claiming that well-known Balochi folk singer Mai Subhai had been killed in Dera Bugti were found to be incorrect, after the story was widely circulated by various media outlets a day earlier. M…

    Mai Subhai was reported to have been shot dead in Dera Bugti on Wednesday. The claim initially surfaced on social media before being picked up by other news organisations. It later emerged that the reports were false and that the folk singer had in fact died several decades ago.

    A statement issued by the Deputy Commissioner of South Dera Bugti on Thursday confirmed that reports regarding Mai Subhai’s alleged killing in the district were “incorrect and misleading”. The clarification came after the unverified claim gained widespread circulation across traditional and social media platforms.

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    Written by Saba Qamar

    Aman-e-Pakistan Senior Journalist & Bureau Reporter

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