ISLAMABAD: Veteran Pakistani actress Ayesha Khan was found dead in her flat in Karachi this week, various news outlets reported on Friday as tributes poured in from colleagues who had worked with her.
As per reports in prominent Pakistani news websites such as The News, Geo.tv and other publications, 77-year-old Khan was found dead in her flat in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area on Thursday. Quoting police, local media reports said Khan’s body seemed to be around a week old when it was found, adding that the actress was living alone.
Khan starred in several high-profile Pakistani drama serials such as “Afshan,” “Uroosa,” “Aanch,” “Bandhan” and “Shaam Se Pehle.” Fellow actors and colleagues paid tribute to the actress as news of her death spread.
Prominent actor Adnan Siddiqui recalled working alongside Khan in Uroosa, which was his first drama serial.
“She was my on-screen mother but brought a compassion reminiscent of a maternal figure, a presence that soothed, grounded and made a space feel more human,” Siddiqui wrote on Instagram.
