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Funeral prayers of legendary comedian Umer Sharif offered in Karachi
October 06, 2021

The funeral prayer of legendary comedian Umar Sharif was offered in Karachi.

His funeral prayers were offered at a park in Karachi's Clifton with hundreds of people in attendance.

He was buried next to the grave of Shireen Jinnah, sister of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Fatima Jinnah, at the Abdullah Shah Ghazi graveyard.

Sindh Governor Imran Ismael, politician, artists and people from different walks of life were present on the occasion.

Earlier, the body of the legendary comedian was reached in Karachi this morning from Germany via Turkey.

The comedy king passed away on Saturday in Germany at the age of 66 years after a prolonged illness.