The 48th death anniversary of famous Pakistani comedian and film actor Munawar Zarif was observed on Monday.

Born in 1940, Munawar Zarif started his career in 1961 with a Punjabi film `Dandian', but he got breakthrough in 1964 from the movie `Hath Jori.'

Following a marvelous career as a top comedian, he became lead hero in films 'Pardey mein rehney do', 'Banarsi Thugg' and `Jeera Blade'.

He died on this day in 1976 of cardiac arrest in Lahore.