
Soon after the video came out, Indian singer Daler Mehndi also appealed to Prime Minister Imran Khan for immediate treatment of comedian Umer Sharif. On 11 September 2021, the government formed a medical board to decide whether or not to send him abroad for treatment.

On 10 September 2021, Pakistani television host and news anchor Waseem Badami posted a video of Umar Shareef on Instagram where he requested the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan for cancer treatment facilitation overseas. Sharif is also a recipient of Tamgha-e-Imtiaz. Sharif was the only actor to receive four Nigar Awards in a single year. Sharif received National awards for Best Director and Best Actor in 1992 for Mr. He interviewed many actors, entertainers, musicians, and politicians on the show. He also appeared as a guest judge on the Indian stand-up comedy show The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, alongside Navjot Singh Siddhu and Shekhar Suman. In October 2009, Sharif started hosting his own late-night talk show, The Shareef Show, on Geo TV. Yes Sir Eid and No Sir Eid were among the first stage plays to come out on video. Sharif became a very popular star during this period. Much of the success came from the fact that he started to record his stage shows and his videotapes were rented out in a similar manner to movies.
