Comedian Umer Sharif dies after his journey to US for remedy was delayed

On Saturday (October 2), Pakistani comic Umer Sharif died in Germany on the age of 66, after affected by severe coronary heart problems. His demise was confirmed on Twitter by the Pakistani ambassador to Germany, Dr. Mohammad Faisal. In a tweet on Saturday, he wrote, “With deep sorrow, it is announced that Mr. Umer Sharif has passed away in Germany. Our deepest condolences to his family and friends. Our CG is present at the hospital to assist the family in every way.”
With deep sorrow it’s introduced that Mr. Umer Sharif has handed away. In #Germany. Our deepest condolences to hie household and associates. Our CG is current on the hospital to help the household in each means.— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) October 2, 2021
Prior to his loss of life, Umer Sharif had appealed to the federal government to facilitate his go to overseas for additional remedy. “My doctor has recommended me to travel abroad for better treatment. I had initially undergone treatment at the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centre. Whenever Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan asked me to amplify his voice, I did so at his request. Today, when I need to be treated in the United States, I hope Imran Khan will listen to me and do the needful,” the comic had made an attraction to the federal authorities on September 9.

(Video Courtesy: Youtube/ ARY News)Financial assist and the delay in travelling to the United States
Waseem Badami, the host at ARY News, added that Umer Sharif needed to be handled inside a span of two weeks. While taking cognisance of the matter, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had launched PKR 4 crores for his remedy from the ‘Sindh Relief Measures and Discretionary Grants.’ However, it was solely till September 14 that the matter was dropped at the discover of the CM’s Secretariat. On September 16, Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui, the advisor to the Sindh CM, knowledgeable on Twitter that the US Consulate had issued the visa for Umer Sharif.
Even happier to tell that visa has been issued simply now. Thank u to the crew at US Consulate for the help prolonged https://t.co/nC8RnCSSZa— Murtaza Wahab Siddiqui (@murtazawahab1) September 16, 2021
However, it was not till September 28 when Umer Sharif might lastly depart for the US from Pakistan through an air ambulance. Waseem Badami had tweeted, “Finally, Umer Sharif left for America. Praise the Almighty. And thank you very much for the steps taken by the federal and Sindh government…Umer Bhai, get well soon and come back.” The Pakistani comic, who had initially appealed to Imran Khan for assistance on September 9, couldn’t depart the nation for surgical procedure till 3 weeks afterward September 28.
بالاخر عمر شریف صاحب امریکا روانہ ہوگئے الحمد للہ۔ آپ سب کی دعاوں کا۔ اور وفاقی و سندھ حکومت کے اقدامات کا بہت شکریہ۔خدا کرے جلدمحسن پاکستان ڈاکٹر قدیر کے حوالے سے بھی اچھی خبریں آئیں۔عمر بھای جلد صحتیاب ہو کر جلد واپس آئیں انشااللہ۔#UmerSharif pic.twitter.com/2rJSQyA5om— Waseem Badami (@WaseemBadami) September 28, 2021
He was scheduled to depart for the US final Sunday (twenty sixth September), but it surely was delayed as his well being situation deteriorated hours earlier than the scheduled departure. The departure was delayed as medical doctors had mentioned that his situation was vital and it was not protected for him to journey. Finally, the air ambulance carrying him and his spouse Zareen Umer had departed from Karachi on September 28. But it was too late by then, as Umer Sharif died earlier than reaching USA for higher remedy.
Umer Sharif hailed invasion of Somnath temple, had mocked Brahmins within the identify of comedy
A preferred determine in Pakistan and India, Umer Sharif’s well being deteriorated throughout a stopover in Germany. He was rushed to a hospital the place he succumbed to problems. The Pakistani comic had appeared within the Indian comedy programme ‘Laughter Challenge.’ His loss of life was mourned by a number of Indians, together with comic Kapil Sharma. However, Sharif exhibited spiritual bigotry throughout a Pakistani present and gleed on the destruction of the traditional Somnath temple by Islamic invaders.
For all Siddhus and Buddhus of India who will mourn loss of life of Pak comic #umarsharif pic.twitter.com/cnfMGl6MDD— Pakistan Untold (@pakistan_untold) October 2, 2021
“Read the history of Islam. We attacked Somnath 17 times before conquering it. Here will be just one round and Pakistan will beat India to raise its flag,” he was heard as saying. When he appeared on the ‘Laughter Challenge’, he mocked Brahmins by claiming {that a} Muslim man (who performed the character of a Hindu pandit) took the identify of ‘Allah instead of a Hindu God’.