Actor Sharif laid to rest in Karachi
Performing arts institute to come up in actor’s memory
Renowned comedian Umer Sharif, who passed away in Germany last week on his way to the US for treatment, was laid to rest at the shrine of Sufi Saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi in Clifton area of Karachi yesterday.
Funeral prayers of Sharif were offered at a park in Clifton area named after him and attended by a large number of fans, theatre artists, politicians, and senior authorities. Maulana Basheer Farooqi led the funeral prayers.
Notables among those who attended the funeral prayers included Sindh Governor Imran
Ismail, Sindh Information and Labour Minister, Saeed Ghani, Karachi’s Administrator, Barrister Murtaza Wahab, former Karachi mayors Waseem Akhtar and Mustafa Kamal, Special Assistant to Sindh Chief Minister, Waqar Mehdi, Arts Council President, Ahmed Shah, and others. The Chairman of noted non-profit, Saylani Welfare Trust,
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Sharif was buried at the shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi keeping in view the wish expressed by the actor.
The Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) has already named an underpass on Shaheed-e-Millat Road in the city after Sharif.
Meanwhile, Sindh Information Minister said the government would also establish an institute in the memory of the actor to train new talent.