Haseena Moin has passed away in Karachi

Hifza Elahi

Pakistani dramatist and playwright Haseena Moin has passed away on Friday. She was suffering from breast cancer for the last few years.

Haseena Moin’s funeral prayers will be held after Asar. The location would be in the Nazimabad area of Karachi’s district central.

She’s the writer of several Pakistani hit dramas like Ankahi, Tanhaiyaan, Kiran Kahani, Dhoop Kinaray, Aahat, Uncle Urfi, Shehzori, Kohar, Des Pardes, Pal Do Pal, Aansoo, Kasak, Parchaiyan (1976), and Parosi.

Thousands of Condolences poured in from all quarters over the sad demise of the legendary dramatist.

PTI member of the National Assembly (MNA) Andleeb Abbas shared a tribute to the late artist. He tweeted: “What a loss…Haseena Moin who created such world-class life stories is no more…She gave women a new empowered strength and made Indian Bollywood pale in comparison…Her legacy will remain.”

The writer was born in Kanpur and received her early education in her ancestral region. She then moved to Karachi in the 1950s. Where she graduated from the Government College for Women. She earned a Master of Arts in History from Karachi University in 1963.

Pakistan’s first original script ‘Kiran Kahani’ aired in the early-1970s.

Her written dramas have even gained international repute. Haseena Moin was the recipient of the Pride of Performance award for her services towards performing arts in Pakistan.