KARACHI: Renowned chef and television personality Zubaida Tariq was laid to rest on Friday after her funeral prayer was offered at Sultan Mosque in the Defence area of Karachi after Jumma prayers.
Zubaida Tariq, popularly known as Zubaida Aapa, passed away on Friday night after a protracted illness, her brother Anwar Maqsood confirmed. She was 72.
Family members said she was taken to a hospital after her condition suddenly deteriorated. Sources said she was suffering from Parkinson’s disease.
Zubaida Aapa achieved fame doing culinary shows on television and writing cookbooks.
Her regular culinary advice segments on various TV channels were so popular that ‘Zubaida Aapa’ became a household name across Pakistan.
Zubaida Aapa had millions of followers and lovers across the globe.
Zubaida Tariq was born on 4 April 1945 in Hyderabad Deccan, India. Her family migrated to Pakistan in 1947. They settled in Karachi, PIB Colony, where she lived with her five older sisters and four brothers.
Zubaida got married at the age of 21 to her first cousin, Tariq Maqsood, in 1966.The couple had a daughter Shaha Tariq and son Hussain Tariq.
