RAWALPINDI: Legendary Pakistani actor-comedian Umer Sharif died at hospital in Germany on Saturday. He was 66.
The veteran entertainer was ailing and last month appealed to the government for help in obtaining cancer treatment overseas. Sharif was on the way to the United States when his air ambulance made a stopover in Germany as his condition deteriorated.
His death was confirmed by Pakistan’s envoy to Berlin.
“With deep sorrow it is announced that Mr. Umer Sharif has passed away. In #Germany. Our deepest condolences to hie family and friends,” Ambassador Mohammad Faisal, said on Twitter.
Born in Karachi, Sharif introduced the concept of stage dramas in Pakistan in the 1980s, which soon became popular also across the border, in India. Two of his most popular plays are “Buddha Ghar Pe Ha” and “Bakra Qistoon Pe.”
He is considered one of the greatest comedians of the subcontinent.
