The uncle of social media personality Umar Shah described the heartbreaking final moments of his nephew’s life, saying the child “was gone in half an hour” after his condition suddenly worsened in the early hours of Monday.
In a video now widely shared online, the uncle said Umar appeared healthy when he went to bed but fell critically ill around 2:30 am.
“We rushed him to the hospital, but within just 30 minutes, he passed away,” he said, calling it the most painful moment for the family. He asked the public to “keep praying for Umar’s parents,” who remain in deep grief.
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Umar, the younger brother of child star Ahmad Shah, rose to fame alongside Ahmad during Ramazan transmissions after earlier viral appearances.
Family members confirmed he died of cardiac arrest following complications from vomiting that entered his lungs, according to anchor Waseem Badami.
The sudden death has triggered an outpouring of tributes nationwide, with celebrities including Fahad Mustafa, Adnan Siddiqui, Sarfaraz Ahmed, Mahira Khan, Shaista Lodhi and many more remembering Umar as a “beam of light” who brightened screens and gatherings.