About Nusrat Hussain
Nusrat Hussain was a Pakistani composer.
Nusrat Hussain (Urdu:نصرت ØØ³ÛŒÙ†) is a Pakistani musician, retired airline pilot, guitarist, and keyboardist.
Career Nusrat Hussain played guitar for the band Vital Signs and keyboard for Junoon in the mid-1990s.
According to a major newspaper of Pakistan, "It was Nusrat Hussain who took the initial shot at composing the song Dil Dil Pakistan, which was written by Nisar Nasir. Shoaib hated the first draft. He wanted it to be a lot catchier. Nusrat had another go and came up with an intro that was appreciated by the other members. Encouraged by it, the others (especially Junaid Jamshed), added their own inputs and ideas until the tune was completed, approved by Shoaib and recorded...For years now, 'Dil Dil Pakistan' is regarded to be the 'second Pakistani national anthem'."
Nusrat Hussain is a retired pilot, having first worked for Pakistan International Airlines, and he later captained Boeing 777 aircraft for Qatar Airways.
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Pakistani musician
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Nusrat Hussain was a composer.
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