Veteran actor, director and voice artist Zia Mohyeddin passed away on Monday at the age of 91 in Karachi.
The founding head of the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) was earlier admitted to the intensive care unit of a private hospital in Karachi, it was reported.
His funeral prayers will be held at Imambargah Yasrab in Defence Phase 4.
He was born on June 20, 1931, in Faisalabad and was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London from 1953 to 1956.
Mohyeddin was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz Award in 2012 for his contributions to the arts.
The literary icon appeared on both Pakistani cinema and television and British cinema and television throughout his career.
