Pakistani singer Farhad Humayun passes away

The untimely demise of Pakistani musician Farhad Humayun has shocked everyone. He was 42 when he breathed his last.

The news of Farhad's demise was announced on the official Facebook page of his band Overload.

"The magnificent Farhad Humayun left us for the stars this morning. Stoic in the face of challenges, uncompromising in his values, generous to a fault, witty as hell! Fadi was far too ahead of his time, both in spirit and art," the post read.

After hearing about Farhad's demise, singer Atif Aslam took to Twitter to pay his condolences.

Actor and singer Ali Zafar described Farhad as a fighter.

Farhad was quite popular on Coke Studio. Before forming Overload in 2003, he had worked as the drummer for Co-Ven and Mindriot, two other bands he founded.