Family of Humaira Asghar reaches Karachi to receive her body

The brother of late actress and model Humaira Asghar Ali, whose body was found earlier this week in an apartment in Karachi’s DHA Phase VI, has arrived from Lahore to claim her remains, according to South DIG Syed Asad Raza.

DIG Raza confirmed that Naveed Asghar, the deceased's brother, reached Karachi on Thursday and met with South SSP Mahazoor Ali and Gizri SHO Farooq Ahmed Sanjrani.

He formally informed the authorities of his intention to take his sister’s body back to Lahore for burial.

The DIG stated that the body would be handed over to Naveed following the completion of legal formalities.

Earlier, Sindh’s Culture Minister Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah had offered to arrange the actress’s burial through his department if no family member came forward.

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The minister had contacted the Additional IG Karachi and appointed the Director General of Culture as the focal person in the case.

Terming the incident “tragic and heartbreaking,” Minister Shah said the Department of Culture was prepared to act as Humaira’s guardian and manage all funeral arrangements, including selecting a burial site.

However, with the arrival of the actress’s brother, the responsibility for the burial now rests with the family.