Yamina Peerzada

Yamina Peerzada has graduated from Central School of Speech and Drama (UK) with a Masters Degree in ‘Acting for Screen’.
Growing up amongst artists she was introduced and drawn to the performing arts from a very young age. She performed her first stage play at the age of ten at the 2nd World Performing Arts Festival 1994.
She has performed as a puppeteer with the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop in Pakistan, India, Turkey, Italy, Scotland, France, Norway and United Kingdom.
She was the first Pakistani actress to perform a One-Woman Show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August, 2008.
She performed ‘Dance Without Movement’ (One-Woman Show) at the Invasian Festival-Edinburgh Fringe Festival, for 21 Nights, directed by Jim Johnson-Peshkar Productions.
She has two music to her credit namely ‘Chal’ by Rubberband, directed by Ahmed Ali Butt and Bilal Lashari (2008 ) and ‘Moray Sayyan’ by Kaavish, directed by Sohail Javed (2010).
She made her acting debut on television in ‘Rangeelpur’ written and directed by Usmaan Peerzada, on PTV Home in Nov 2010.
Her second serial is A & B’s “Roag” directed by Babar Javed and Furqan Khan and written by Faiza Ifthikar.

Jameel Fakhri passes away

Fakhri was admitted to Mayo Hospital on May 31 after suffering a stroke that resulted in paralysis.

Many of Fakhri’s close friends believe the death of his young son, Ali Ayaz Fakhri, in the USA a few months back took a heavy toll on the actor’s health and he could not recover from the shock.

Jamil Fakhri was born in Lahore in 1946. After graduation, he joined the National Bank of Pakistan.

He started doing theatre at Wapda Auditorium, Lahore, and at Alhamra with actors like Kamal Ahmed Rizvi, Athar Shah Khan, Ali Ejaz and Nannah. His popular stage plays include Andar Ana Mana Hai, Zuban Daraz and Lahore Bypass.

He was considered among the founding artistes of PTV. Lahore TV producer Yawar Hayat gave him a break in TV plays. His popular TV plays include Tanay Banay, Daldal, Waris, Andhera Ujala, Bandhan and Ek Mauhabat Sau Afsanay.

His role of police inspector Jaffar Husain in PTV play Andhera Ujala became so popular that film director Shabab Kairanvi selected him for big screen.

Fakhri acted in more than 50 films. Muskarhat and Deewanay Do are among his best flicks.

His last play was Dil Day Boohay on PTV in which he acted  on May 22. On May 31st, the day he suffered a stroke, his play Sehra Teri Pyas went on air at a private TV channel.

Fakhri’s old companion Qavi Khan told Dawn by phone from Karachi that with his death a golden chapter of his (Qavi’s) life had ended.

“He would never call me Qavi, he used to call me Khan Baba,” said Qavi Khan in a choked voice. “We had a long association during the recording of Andhera Ujala and I found him a great actor and a sensitive person.”

Irfan Khusat said Jamil was a close friend of him and that he could not say much as he was sitting by the body of Jamil Fakhri.

Tanzeem Butt, a close friend of Fakhri who worked with him in National Bank, said: “He (Fakhri) was a lively person but death of his young son affected his health badly and after that tragic incident he was always in deep thoughts.”

According to Fakhri’s son Ali Ghaus, the funeral of the artiste would be held at 8am on Friday (today) at Qila Luxman Singh and he would be laid to rest at Ilm Din Shaheed compound at Miani Sahib graveyard.

Ali Saleem"Begum Nawazish" arrested for beating, injuring his mother

Islamabad’s Bhara Kahu police arrested the star for torturing his mother at her residence in Banni Gala when he was out of his senses after getting drunk, police said, adding that the lady had her nose broken because of the hammering she received from her son.

They said that Ali Saleem reached Islamabad on Wednesday from Karachi to meet his mother, Farzana Saleem. He is the son of a retired Colonel Saleem, who has been associated with the security of the State Bank of Pakistan in Karachi.

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Operations, Bin Yamin, when contacted, confirmed Saleem’s arrest on the charge of assaulting his mother.

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Habibullah Khan Niazi, the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Bhara Kahu Circle, said the accused had been arrested by the Bhara Kahu police on the complaint of Farzana Saleem.

He said the lady, resident of Margalla Street, Korage Road, Banni Gala, lodged a complaint with the Bhara Kahu police saying that she was living in this house for the last many years, and her son Ali Saleem frequently visited her. He came to Islamabad on Wednesday from Karachi, the DSP, quoting the complainant, said and added that at about 6.00am when he was dead drunk, he started beating her breaking her nose in the assault.

Niazi said she informed the police about the incident on telephone and asked for help. He said the police reached the house and arrested Ali Saleem, who was drunk. A case was registered against him.

The police shifted Farzana Saleem to hospital for medical help, the DSP said. According to the preliminary medico-legal report, her nose bone was cracked while multiple bruises were found on different parts of her body.

However, later she refused to pursue the case further against her son. The medico-legal officer of the Polyclinic hospital, however, proposed in his report that an FIR against the accused be lodged under section 337-A, which is a non-bailable offence.