The arch rival of Ahmad Jan Thirakwa
khansahib,the inimitable Ustad Karim Baksh Pairna was a giant of a
tabla player who used to travel all the way from Quetta to Bombay with
his tablas and appear where ever Thirakwa Khansahib was performing, in
a very impertinent manner and challenge him to fight a 'maidaan' with
him (apna aur mera shakk nikaal lene do).Whatsoever may be the
reason,Thirakwa Khansahib never accepted his challenge.