Pakistan's veteran actress Sumbul Shahid passed away due to Covid-19.
According to her sister Bushra Ansari, the veteran actress, who tested positive one month prior, was undergoing treatment in a hospital in Lahore where she was placed on a ventilator.The star graced in many dramas like Malika-e-Aliya, Ishqaaway and Takay Ki Ayegi Baraat.
She was best known for her work in Golden Girls and was widely popular for her role in Dolly Ki Ayegi Baraat.
Her last appearance was in the drama Nand with Shahroz Shabzwari, Minal Khan, Ijaz Aslam and others stars.
It is pertinent to mention that Sumbul’s son Shiraz too passed away a year ago in a paragliding accident in Chitral.
News of her passing took the industry by storm as fans and the fraternity have expressed their grief over the heart-breaking news.Sisters Bushra and Asma Abbas had appealed to their fans to pray for their ill sister's recovery as her condition worsened.
Actor Sumbul Shahid has passed away after a battle with Covid. Sumbal Shahid, whose sisters Bushra Ansari and Asma Abbas are also actors, was on a ventilator at a private hospital in Lahore and calls had been made by several members of the acting fraternity for prayers for her.Ansari had posted about Shahid and their mother being sick and asked people to pray for them.
We last saw Shahid in the 2020 drama Nand alongside Minal Khan and Shahroz Sabzwari. Her other sister Neelam Ahmed Bashir is a writer.
She also starred in dramas such as Malika-e-Aliya, Ishqaaway and Takay Ki Ayegi Baraat but was best known for her work in Golden Girls.Writer Saji Gul shared the news on his social media account.