Staff Reporter
Lahore
Sabiha Khanum, one of Pakistan’s foremost leading film actresses, passed away in the US at the age of 84. She is remembered as the First Lady of Pakistan’s silver screen.
The actress was suffering from renal disease, said the family sources.
“Sabiha Khanum died Saturday morning in Virginia,” confirmed her granddaughter, Sehrish Khan.
Khanum was born Mukhtar Begum. The government of Pakistan conferred upon her the Pride of Performance award in 1986.