Mehdi Hassan’s Funeral in Karachi on June 15

Mehdi Hassan, the legendary Pakistani ghazal maestro born in India, passed away at a Karachi hospital on June 13, 2012 and his son says that the funeral will take place on Friday, June 15.

"My father's funeral will take place Friday in Karachi," Arif Mehdi said on phone from Karachi, adding that they have yet to finalize the place.

"We have asked for the permission from the government to bury him at Quaid-e-Azam mazar (Mazar-e-Quaid) in Karachi, but we are waiting for the approval," he added.

Hassan, known for ghazals like "Ranjish hi sahi," "Patta patta, boota boota," passed away at Karachi's Agha Khan Hospital after a prolonged illness. He was 84.