The body of veteran comedian Umer Sharif will reach Karachi on Wednesday morning through a Turkish airline’s flight. Sharif’s widow Zareen Gazal will also reach the port city via the flight. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has made necessary arrangements at the airport’s cargo terminal. His funeral prayers will be held at Clifton park in the Wednesday afternoon and according to Sharif’s son Jawad, Maulana Bashir Farooqui will lead the prayers. The veteran comedian had breathed his last in Germany on October 2.

Source: Pakistan Today October 05, 2021 16:07 UTC