KARACHI: Veteran Televiion Actor Anwar Iqbal has passed away after protracted illness and was laid to rest in Karachi, the family confirmed.
Ahmed Iqbal, brother of the deceased confirmed that Anwar Iqbal was suffering from cardiac problems and was undergoing treatment since long.
Funeral prayers of the deceased was offered at Masjid Bait ul Muqarram Gulshan-e-Iqbal Karachi and he laid to rest at Meva Shah graveyard.
The veteran television actor and director had achieved fame with his work on hit drama series Shama.
He went on to star in Naseem Hijazi’s Akhri Chattan in the early 1980s and acted in many Urdu and Sindhi dramas.
He made his directorial debut with drama Ishq Pecha in 1984 and directed some Urdu and Sindhi dramas.
Some of his notable works include Pul Siraat, Rista Anjana Se, and Hina Ki Khushboo.
While he was successful Anwar faced some drawbacks in his career when he produced his first and last Balochi film Hammal O Mahganj as it sparked controversy and was subsequently forced to stop screening.
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