Legendary comedian, actor Moin Akhtar’s 13th death anniversary today
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KARACHI: (Web Desk) The 13th death anniversary of legendary comedian, actor, and TV host Moin Akhtar is being observed today.

Moin Akhtar was born on December 24, 1950, in Karachi and made his television debut on September 6, 1966.

The legendary artiste performed several roles in dramas, films, and talk shows. Eid Train, Studio Dhai, Bakra Qistoon Per, Fifty-Fifty, and Loose Talk were among his famous TV shows.

The Government of Pakistan awarded him the Pride of Performance in 1996 and Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 2011.

It merits a mention here that Moin Akhtar was fluent in several languages including Urdu, English, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Bengali, Memon, and Gujarati.

He passed away on April 21, 2011, in Karachi after suffering a cardiac arrest.