Khalida Riyasat
Khalida Riyasat was a veteran Pakistani television actress. Along with Roohi Bano and Uzma Gillani, she dominated Pakistan's television screens from the mid-1970s to the mid-1990s.
Early life and family
Khalida Riyasat was born in 1953 in Karachi. She was the younger sister of notable television personality Ayesha Khan.Career
Riyasat's earliest drama was the detective series Naamdaar. Her career took off with Haseena Moin's classic Bandish during the late 1970s. In another popular venture, she acted alongside actor Moin Akhtar in the tongue-in-cheek long play, Half-Plate by Anwar Maqsood. Some of her notable plays are Panah, Bandish, Dhoop Dewar, Khoya Hua Aadmi, Silver Jubilee, Tabeer, Ab Tum Ja Saktey Ho and Parosi.Personal life
Khalida married Faisal Saleh Hayat in 1984 and had two sons.Death
Riyasat died of cancer on 26 August 1996 at age 43.Filmography
Television serials
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1975 | Aik Muhabbat Sou Afsane | Rana | |
| Dhund | |||
| Naamdaar | |||
| Lazawal | |||
| Nasheman | |||
| Maqsoom | |||
| Saaye | |||
| Ankahi | |||
| Silver Jublie | |||
| 1975 | Tabeer | Sakeena | |
| 1976 | Zod-e-Pashemaan | Laila | |
| 1976 | Bandish | Tania | |
| 1983 | Adhay Chehray | Aleena Ali Ahmed | |
| 1990 | Parosi | Jahan Ara | |
| Yes Sir, No Sir |