Attre had been suffering from paralysis and heart problems and breathed his last yesterday at the Jinnah Hospital Lahore. He was laid to rest at Miani Sahib graveyard.
Attre was born in Puna (Gujarat), India in 1945. After Partition, his family migrated to Pakistan. He was a son of noted music composer Rasheed Attre.
Attre has several popular film songs to his credit such as "Wagdi nadi da paani", "Vay ik tera pyar menu mileya", "Anda teray layi reshmi rumal".
Attre worked with many eminent singers including Noor Jehan, Humera Channa, Saira Naseem, Shabnam Majeed, Saima Mumtaz and Azra Jahan.