Syed Ashfaq Hussain's brother-in-law passes away
Sunday, 04 December 2011 15:01
Noted artist, TV playmaker, film director and writer Rauf Khalid died in a road accident near Sheikhupura in Punjab on Thursday, 24th November, 2011. His family sources said the creative filmmaker and television writer met the tragedy when he was on way to Islamabad from Lahore via the Motorway. According to the Motorway Police, he sustained critical injuries in the accident and was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital in Sheikhupura where he succumbed to his injuries. He is survived by his widow, two sons and a daughter. He was the brother-in-law of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Health Minister and PPP leader Syed Zahir Ali Shah and Syed Ashfaq Hussain (11th Entry - Ex-President HOBA). His funeral prayer was on 25th November, 2011 at 3pm at the Government Higher Secondary School No 1 near Hashtnagri in Peshawar.
A recipient of the Pride of Performance Award, he was the founding president and chancellor of the National Institute of Culture Studies, Lok Virsa, in Islamabad. A former bureaucrat, Rauf Khalid was known for plays that highlighted the plight of the Kashmiri people. He also had some experience of working in films and television plays.
We pray that Allah gives him His choicest place in Heaven and give the family the courage to bear this great loss.