, June 3 -- Television actress Dipika Kakar, known for her role in Sasural Simar Ka, is undergoing surgery for stage 2 liver cancer, her husband and co-star Shoaib Ibrahim has confirmed.

Dipika, 28, was diagnosed with the illness last week after experiencing abdominal pain in May. The diagnosis followed a series of tests that revealed a tennis ball-sized tumour in her liver.

On Monday night, Shoaib shared an update via Instagram Stories, saying that Dipika's surgery was scheduled for the next morning and would be a lengthy procedure. He asked fans to pray for her strength and recovery. "She needs your prayers now more than ever," he wrote.

Earlier, in a vlog posted on May 15 on his official YouTube channel, Shoaib had discussed her med...