King of comedy Moin Akhtar remembered on 69th birth anniversary.

ISLAMABAD -- Legendry comedian, actor and director Moin Akhtar was being remembered on his 69 birth anniversary here Tuesday to pay homage to his services.

Various events were organized by her fans and comedy lover to remember his services in the field of comedy.

Born on December 24, 1950, Moin Akhtar was considered as a comedian of extremely high standard in Pakistan with experience of entertaining his audience for a long time.

He was awarded with Pride of Performance and Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan for his services to the entertainment sector of the country.

From theater to silver screen, Moin Akhtar's work introduced nonstop laughter for everyone and became popular among the entertainment loving audience.

He was liked for providing humor for people of all ages, and with a style that remains unmatched. His attempts to avoid vulgarity in his humor rendered him a favorite amongst family audiences. Akhtar was fluent in several languages, including English, Bengali, Sindhi, Punjabi, Memon, Pashto, Gujarati and Urdu. He performed not only in Pakistan but played in several stage shows like Bakra Qiston Pe and Buddha Ghar Pe Hai with Umer Sharif in India too.

It's been many years since Moin Akhtar passed away but his legacy is proof that he may be gone but never forgotten, said famous actor Zeeba Shehnaz.

She said that his long-standing double act with writer...

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