Pakistani singer Asim Azhar has shared a health update with fans after being diagnosed with a tonsil infection, assuring them he is on the road to recovery.
Taking to his Instagram stories, Azhar kept it light and humorous as he broke the news. “My fam, tonsil infection hogaya hai bas. Doctors keh rahe hain beta, bohat gaa liya ab zara ghar baith jao,” he wrote.
The update comes during a busy period for the singer. Azhar has been on an extensive international run with The Asim Ali Tour 2026, which took him across the United States(US) and Canada.
The tour saw multiple shows selling our, including in Dallas and New York, with Houston, Toronto and Chicago also nearing full capacity.
The tour also includes scheduled performances in the United Kingdom (US), with shows in Birmingham on September 18 and London on September 20.
Azhar began his career by uploading covers of Western songs on YouTube. He rose to wider recognition through Coke Studio Pakistan, first appearing in Season 8 in 2015 as one of the youngest vocalists to feature on the platform.
It was his performances in Season 9, however, that brought him mainstream acclaim across Pakistan and India.
His 2018 single “Jo Tu Na Mila”, featuring Iqra Aziz, crossed 100 million views on YouTube in May 2020, making him the fourth Pakistani singer to reach that milestone after Atif Aslam, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Momina Mustehsan.
His collaboration with Momina Mustehsan, Tera Woh Pyar, also surpassed 140 million views. In 2021, his song Ghalat Fehmi became the first Pakistani track to top Spotify’s global daily chart.
Azhar comes from a musical family. His father, Azhar Hussain, was a well-known pianist, and his mother, Gul-e-Rana, is a veteran TV actress.
