She was a wife of Syed Rizwan Wasti, a famous Pakistani television and film actor and presenter, who died last year.
Tahira was under treatment since last couple of weeks.
She has played a key roles in many dramas serials for Pakistan television including Jangloos, Afshan , Daldal , Piyaas and long play Heer Waris Shah.
Although she took a long break from screen but reemerged with a revamped look in a number of productions both on PTV as well as private channels.
Her recent performances have come in the serials Harjai, Dil Diya Dehleez, and Maamta.