Sindh govt arranges air ambulance for Umer Sharif

As per media reports citing actor’s wife, Zareen Umer Sharif, the star will be taken to Washington for treatment.

Reportedly, all the expenses incurred on treatment would be tolerated by the Sindh government.

For now, the comedian is undergoing treatment in a private hospital.

It is pertinent to mention here that the necessary documents regarding the visa have been submitted to the US embassy by the family through the family.

Prominent actor Omar Sharif’s son Jawad Umer has thanked all those who pray for his father.

The federal government will also assist the actor in obtaining a visa, said Umer’s wife.

On the other hand, the son of the legendary actor Jawad is thankful to all for praying for his father’s recovery and taking healing steps.

Umer started his career from Karachi as a stage performer at the age of 14 In 1974 and joined theatre, using the stage name Umer Zarif but later renamed that to Umer Sharif.

Some of his extremely popular comedy stage plays were 1989's ‘Bakra Qistoon Pe and Buddha Ghar Pe Hai’.

The 60-year-old became a very popular star during this period and much of the success came from the fact that he started to record his stage shows.

Yes Sir Eid and No Sir Eid were among the first stage plays to come out on video.

In 2006, the Umer Sharif Welfare Trust was formed with the stated goal of creating a "state of the art health center that provides services free of cost.

In October 2009, Sharif started hosting his own late-night talk show, ‘The Shareef Show’ and interviewed many actors, entertainers, musicians, and politicians on the show.

Pakistan’s star comedian also appeared as a guest judge on the Indian stand-up comedy show ‘The Great Indian Laughter Challenge’, alongside Navjot Singh Siddhu and Shekhar Suman.

The ‘King of Comedy’ is also considered one of the greatest comedians of Indian subcontinent. Popular Indian comedians like Johnny Lever and Raju Srivastav hailed him as ‘The God Of Asian Comedy’.

In addition, Sharif received National awards for Best Director and Best Actor in 1992 for Mr. 420. He has received ten Nigar Awards.

Sharif is the only actor to receive four Nigar Awards in a single year. He received three Graduate Awards. He is also a recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz.