Veteran actress Talat Siddiqui passes away
The icon won acclaim for her roles in films and television
Late actress Talat Siddiqui. PHOTO: FILE
LAHORE:
Highly-acclaimed film and drama actress Talat Siddiqui passed away at the age of 82 on Sunday.
Sources close to the actress revealed she had been admitted to a private hospital in Lahore following a complaint of a fever. She was later put on ventilator when her conditioned worsened; the octogenarian could not survive the ordeal and soon transitioned to the next world.
The news was confirmed by singer Fariha Pervez through her social media account.
“My aunt Talat Siddiqui Sahiba has left for her heavenly abode. Rest in peace Khala till we meet,” the singer wrote on Facebook.