Lahore (Pakistan News Online) Legendary singer Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi has opened up about his marriages and personal life for the first time, claiming that he had to marry five times because his first four wives left him.
In a recent podcast with Hafiz Ahmed, Attaullah Khan discussed his marriages, loves, and children, revealing that he has four children, He said first four wives left because they felt he was not spending enough time with them, leading to his fifth marriage
He also talked openly about his relationship with former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, stating that they belong to the same community and family and are from the same area.
According to him, he has had long-standing relations with Imran Khan, and they have always maintained good connections.
For the first time, the legendary singer spoke about his marriages and loves when asked about them but did not provide complete details. He mentioned that it is not necessary for love to be present in a marriage, as many marriages in their society happen without love. He admitted to having fallen in love multiple times but did not elaborate on those details.
Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi shared that his eldest son, Sanwal, works in an information technology (IT) company in the USA and also sings. His eldest daughter, Lareeb, lives in Spain and has worked on effects for several Hollywood films, one of which won an Oscar.
His younger son, Bilawal, lives in the UK and works with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). His youngest daughter, Fatima, is studying in Lahore and plans to go abroad after completing her matriculation.
He acknowledged that his children are more educated and better than him and that his son Sanwal possesses more professional singing qualities than he does.
Regarding his marriages, he briefly mentioned that after his first three marriages, he married a fourth time, but after all four wives left him, he married for the fifth time.
Although Attaullah Khan Esakhelvi mentioned that his first four wives left him, prompting him to marry the fifth time, he did not disclose the reasons for their departure or clarify whether he has been formally divorced or not.
He also did not specify which wives are the mothers of his children but noted that the first four wives left because they felt he was not spending enough time with them, leading to his fifth marriage.