Islamabad: A famous name in the Urdu literature Munawwar Rana died due to cardiac arrest Sunday at the age of 71 in Lucknow according to his family as he was suffering from multiple health conditions alongside throat cancer. His family told Press Trust of India (PTI) Sunday that he breath his last at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences. His daughter Sumaiya Rana told PTI that her father will be laid to rest Monday. He is survived by his wife, four daughters, and a son. Munawwar Rana’s son Tabrez Rana was quoted as saying in PTI report: “He was hospitalised for 14 to 15 days due to illness. He was first admitted to Medanta in Lucknow and then to SGPGI where he breathed his last around 11pm today.”
