Umer Shah, the younger brother of social media child star Ahmad Shah, passed away, the family confirmed in a heart-wrenching social media post. Umer, like Ahmad, was also popular on social media for his appearance in his elder brother's widely watched videos.

"This is to inform the little shining star of our family, Umer Shah has returned to Allah Almighty," read Ahmad's Instagram post. "I request everyone to remember him and our family in your prayers," it added.

The brothers, known for cute and quirky stints, are quite popular among the masses and gained fame from the Ramadan transmission of a private television channel. Expanding on Umer’s untimely death, anchor Waseem Badami said that doctors confirmed the child star passed away after vomiting, which entered his lungs and led to a cardiac arrest that proved fatal.

Reacting to the heartbreaking news, Adnan Siddiqui, Pakistan's former cricket captain Sarfaraz Ahmed, Areeba Habib and otherstook to social media to express sorrow and grief over the child star's demise.