Pakistan, Nov. 10 -- Pakistani actress Meera's younger sister, Shaista Abbas, a qualified lawyer based in London, has died after a prolonged battle with cancer, leaving the actress heartbroken as she was unable to travel to Britain despite repeated visa appeals on humanitarian grounds.

Speaking to a private TV channel, Meera confirmed that Shaista had passed away at a London hospital after battling cancer for several years. The actress expressed deep disappointment over the British authorities' repeated refusal to grant her a visa to visit her ailing sister. Shaista had been hospitalised for the past two months, while her health had remained fragile over the preceding year, during which she was repeatedly admitted to and discharged from ...