Pakistan TV actress Sumbul Shahid dies of Covid-19

Islamabad - TV icon and sister Bushra Ansari had earlier posted about Shahid and her mother being sick.

Pakistani actress Sumbul Shahid has passed away after a battle with Covid-19, according to local media reports.

Shahid, whose sisters Bushra Ansari and Asma Abbas are also known actors, was on a ventilator at a private hospital in Lahore, Dawn.com reported.

Ansari had posted about Shahid and their mother being sick and asked people to pray for them.

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