Madeeha laid to rest

Funeral prayers for Madeeha Gauhar was held on Thursday and she was laid to rest at Cavalry Ground graveyard. Intellectuals, people from films industry, lawyers and other notables across the country, including Qamar Zaman Kaira, Kamaran Lashari and Hussain Naqi, also attended her funeral. Madeeha had been engaged in the theatre since her school days.

She served as president of Najam-ud-Din Dramatics Club of Kinnaird College and Government College Lahore Dramatics Club. She did her master's in theatre direction from the University of London. She is survived by her two sons Nirvaan and Sarang, and her playwright husband Shahid Nadeem.