{"id":21250,"date":"2021-10-03T00:32:53","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T19:32:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=21250"},"modified":"2021-10-03T00:33:29","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T19:33:29","slug":"legendary-comedian-umer-sharif-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/pakistan-news\/legendary-comedian-umer-sharif-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Legendary comedian Umer Sharif passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad \u2013 October 2 (Online): Veteran comedian Umer Sharif, 66, has passed away in Germany, local media reports emerged Saturday.<br \/>\nLegendary artist was travelling to US for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>According to family sources, Umer Sharif was moved to a hospital in Germany when his health deteriorated. 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