Tahira Naqvi

Tahira Naqvi was born in Daska, Pakistan on August 20, 1956.[5] Tahira completed her early studies from Convent of Jesus and Mary, Lahore and later she graduated from Government Girls College.[1]

She began her career as a television actress.[8][5] Tahira also worked at Radio Pakistan in 1974 and she worked in fifty television dramas.[9][5][10] In 1976 she played a role in a theatre play which was about drug addic­tion among the young people of Pakistan and Tahira did a lead role in Hash along with Talat Hussain which was written by playwright and film director Sarmad Sehbai the play was shown at Government College, Kinnaird College, National Councils of the Arts and Lahore College.[11] She acted in television serials Zindagi Bandagi (1978), Waris (1979) and Dehleez (1981).[12][13] She also won the PTV Award for Best Actress.[2] Tahira also appeared in two films Badaltey Mosam (1980) and Mian Biwi Razi (1982) both of the movies were Silver Jubliee hits at the Box Office but her main focus was on television.[5] She became a famous name in early 80s and received extensive praise for her work.[14][5][15]

Tahira was married and she had one daughter named Asma Ahmed Khan.[9]

Naqvi's grave at Mian Mir graveyard Lahore

Tahira was daigonsed with cancer and was admitted to Combined Military Hospital Rawalpindi for treatment.[16][17] On 2 June 1982, she died at Combined Military Hospital in Rawalpindi at the age of 25 after battling with cancer and was buried in the compound's graveyard at the tomb of Mian Mir in Lahore.[17][18][19][20]

In 2021 on August 16 the Government of Pakistan named a street and intersection after her in Lahore.[22]

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