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NEW YORK: Pakistani cricketer Asif Ali's daughter, who was fighting stage IV cancer, breathed her last at a hospital in the United States.The two-year-old Noor Fatima, who touched many hearts, was  shifted to the United States for treatment last month.Condolences poured in as soon the Pakistan Cricket Team Media Manager confirmed that the little princes (Asif Ali's daughter) lost her battle with cancer.Pakistani leg-spinner Shadab Khan took to his Twitter handle to condole the sad demise, praying: "May Allah  rest the departed soul in the eternal peace and grant courage to the bereaved family to bear the loss with fortitude. "Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi also expressed grief over the demise of cricketer's daughter. He sympathised with the bereaved family.Asif Ali, who was the part of Pakistan cricket team squad for England series, also played the last game  of five-match series on Sunday.Before leaving for England Pakistani batsman had  tweeted  that   "“My daughter is fighting the stage IV cancer and we are taking her to US for her treatment."He had thanked the US authorities for issuing a visa to his daughter "within an hour."

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