Bollywood celebrities like Alia Bhatt, Richa Chadha, Ayushmann Khurrana and Amit Trivedi mourned the death of renowned Qawwali singer Amjad Sabri. Pakistani celebrities such as actress Mahira Khan and singer-actor Ali Zafar also remembered Mr Sabri on Twitter. Mr Sabri, who was part of the Sabri Brothers group, was shot in Karachi on Wednesday afternoon. He later died at a local hospital.

Actress Alia Bhatt told PTI: “It’s very unfortunate, heartbreaking and sad that something like this has happened to an artiste.”

Mahira expressed her disbelief and tweeted saying: “Shocking!”

Richa wrote on Twitter:

RIP Amjad Sabri. You can kill an artist, but art is eternal. Big loss for music globally #stopviolence

This is what Ayushmann tweeted:

Tragic. Sabri Bros took the qawwali to the west in the 70s

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Armaan Malik said:

Sad loss of #amjadsabri totally speechless. May his soul Rest In peace

Amjad Sabri and an associate were travelling in a car in Karachi when unidentified gunmen fired at their vehicle, critically injuring them.

The two were rushed to Abbasi Shaheed hospital, where Mr Sabri succumbed to his injuries.He was one of Pakistan’s finest qawwals, known for his soul-stirring renditions of mystic poetry.