Tag: Pakistani Comedian

  • ‘Will not spare those responsible for his death,’ Umer Sharif’s wife speaks out

    ‘Will not spare those responsible for his death,’ Umer Sharif’s wife speaks out

    Zareen Umer, the wife of legendary comedian and actor, Umer Sharif, penned a heartfelt note about the “change” in her life after the demise of her husband.

    She said that it has been 40 days since she has cooked because she used to cook only for Umer Sharif.

    Zareen added that she has no life after her husband’s death, saying, “Now the TV in the bedroom doesn’t turn on in the morning. Now no one sits on your (Umer Sharif) chair. Some of your things are kept on it. Everything has changed.”

    Death is inevitable, but she said that she will not spare people responsible for Umer Sharif’s death, adding that she won’t forgive those who made Sharif cry.

    Pakistan’s ‘king of comedy’ died at the age of 66 in Germany.

    Read More – ‘Alvida Legend’: Transnational stars mourn the death of Umer Sharif

    Sharif, who was battling cardiac ailments, was flown out of Pakistan on an air ambulance on September 28 for surgery in the United States.

    However, he was admitted to a hospital in Germany during a stopover as his condition deteriorated.

  • Umer Sharif’s funeral prayers to be held today in Karachi

    Umer Sharif’s funeral prayers to be held today in Karachi

    Legendary comedian Umer Sharif’s funeral will be held today in Karachi’s Clifton area at 3pm today. As per the Zameen Aasman star’s wish, he will be laid to rest in the premises of mausoleum of Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Radio Pakistan has reported.

    His funeral prayers were held yesterday in Germany. A large number of people attended the prayers.

    He passed away on Saturday at the age of 66 years after a prolonged illness. He had left Pakistan in an air ambulance for treatment in the US on September, 28th.  However, his health condition worsened.

  • Momal, Shahzad Sheikh praise Sadaf Kanwal for handling Syra-Shahroz divorce maturely

    Momal, Shahzad Sheikh praise Sadaf Kanwal for handling Syra-Shahroz divorce maturely

    Real-life siblings Shahzad Sheikh and Momal Sheikh, who are also Shahroz Sabzwari’s first cousins, have recently opened up about the controversy that followed after Shahroz’s split with Syra Yousuf and his marriage to Sadaf Kanwal.

    Talking to Ahsan Khan on his show Time Out with Ahsan Khan about the matter, Momal said: “Shahroz and Syra handled it so well – it was the best thing and that is the way it should be. People do talk about things, they have always been talking and will continue to do so.”

    When Ahsan asked her about her thoughts on how the former couple handled it, Momal said: “They are mature individual adults, who handled things maturely. Both [of them] are beautiful from the inside.”

    At this point, Shahzad added: “The third member, Sadaf is the most mature and down to earth woman you will ever meet. And we are so proud of the way she handled the negative feedback online. So, I guess I can say on the basis of her pure heartedness, that God’s will was always with her.”

    Momal further said: “She handled everything so maturely and she is good from the heart and Allah is with such people who are good from the heart.”

    Read more – Sadaf Kanwal opens up on how she dealt with hate after marriage to Shahroz

    Syra and Shahroz ended their seven-year marriage in February 2020 after which Shahroz tied the knot with Sadaf in May 2020 in an intimate nikkah ceremony.

  • Iftikhar Thakur to set up hospital for children with thalassaemia

    Iftikhar Thakur to set up hospital for children with thalassaemia

    Iftikhar Thakur has expressed his desire to build a hospital for children suffering from thalassemia in his native town Mian Channu.

    According to reports, the veteran comedian has said that he wants to build a state-of-the-art facility that would provide free of cost treatment to children with thalassaemia. He said that work on the hospital, which would also provide liver transplant facility to the patients in need, would begin in January 2021.

    Thakur said he decided to build the facility while doing charity work at a hospital in Multan. He shared that he felt that there was a lack of treatment facilities for children with thalassaemia in the country.

    “When I worked on this subject, I came to know that there were mobile hospitals for such children [in some countries],” said Thakur.

    The comedian further said that later during a show in the United Kingdom (UK), he appealed for donations for a mobile hospital, adding that responding to his appeal one of his fans donated funds for the facility that was working here. Thakur said over 25,000 children were registered as thalassaemia patients only in south Punjab.

    Thakur also hailed late journalist, poet and playwright Munno Bhai for establishing the Sundas Foundation which works for children with thalassaemia.

    Meanwhile, responding to a question, Thakur suggested that in order to bring improvement in the local commercial theatre, there should be proper script scrutiny committees to eliminate “vulgar content”.

    To another question regarding the Artist Support Fund, Thakur suggested that the government should create job opportunities for artistes, instead of giving them Rs5,000 per month scholarships.