ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday expressed grief over iconic Pakistani actress Neelo Begum's death.

According to an official statement, the prime minister prayed to God to grant her a high status in paradise and offered a message of condolence for her son, actor Shaan Shahid.

My condolences and prayers go to @mshaanshahid on the passing of his mother.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 31, 2021

Shaan, a renowned actor in his own right, took to Twitter on Saturday night to break the sad news to his followers. "It is with the saddest of heart I share the departure of my mother as she has gone to her creator .may ALLAH bless her," he had tweeted.

In another tweet, Shaan shared a picture of him with his mother, saying that the "world has become meaningless without her".

"I don’t know what to write as words have become empty .. just like the world without her is so meaning less.. my success and my failures both need her.the only hope that is still alive is to meet her one day beyond the boundaries of life..love you forever. ALLAH apkay saath ho," he tweeted.

I don’t know what to write as words have become empty .. just like the world without her is so meaning less.. my success and my failures both need her.the only hope that is still alive is to meet her one day beyond the boundaries of life..love you forever.