<p>Hassan, 83, was hospitalised twice in the last few weeks in Karachi after he suffered from a chest infection.<br /><br />"He is better now and resting at home," Arif Mehdi, the singer's son, told PTI on phone from Karachi.<br /><br />"We plan to take him to India in March for treatment. We had sent his medical reports to a hospital in New Delhi and sought an appointment, and this has been given," said Mehdi.<br /><br />Hassan was born into a family of traditional musicians at Luna village in India's Rajasthan state in 1927. His family migrated to Pakistan at the time of partition. Hassan, who has a huge following in the subcontinent, cut back on his performances in the late 1980s due to illness.<br /><br />On hearing of Hassan's financial problems in 2009, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced that the government would provide Rs 50,000 a month as aid to the singer.</p>
<p>Hassan, 83, was hospitalised twice in the last few weeks in Karachi after he suffered from a chest infection.<br /><br />"He is better now and resting at home," Arif Mehdi, the singer's son, told PTI on phone from Karachi.<br /><br />"We plan to take him to India in March for treatment. We had sent his medical reports to a hospital in New Delhi and sought an appointment, and this has been given," said Mehdi.<br /><br />Hassan was born into a family of traditional musicians at Luna village in India's Rajasthan state in 1927. His family migrated to Pakistan at the time of partition. Hassan, who has a huge following in the subcontinent, cut back on his performances in the late 1980s due to illness.<br /><br />On hearing of Hassan's financial problems in 2009, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani announced that the government would provide Rs 50,000 a month as aid to the singer.</p>