Veteran actress Ayesha Khan, the elder sister of the late and beloved star Khalida Riyasat, has sadly passed away.Khan, 76, was reportedly living alone at the time of death.
This news was confirmed last night by fellow actor Khaled Anam, just hours after media reports surfaced. These reports suggested that her lifeless body, appearing to have been there for about a week, was discovered in her apartment located in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area.
According to the details, her neighbours informed the police after noticing a foul smell emitting from her residence. The officials rushed to the scene and shifted the dead body to the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre for medico-legal procedures, before moving to Edhi Foundation’s mortuary at Sohrab Goth.
Born in 1948, Khan is best remembered for her memorable performances in a number of PTV plays, including ‘Afshan’, ‘Aroosa’, ‘Aanch’, ‘Bandhan’ and ‘Shaam Se Pehle’, among others.