Journalist, writer and film producer A S Afaqi passes away

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 28 January 2015

Ali Sufiyan Afaqi, a prominent journalist and filmmaker, died in Lahore at 82. He is remembered for his significant contributions to journalism and cinema.

Summary

ISLAMABAD: Senior journalist, writer and film producer Ali Sufiyan Afaqi passed away Tuesday in Lahore. He was 82 and is survived by two daughters and a wife, Dawn reported Wednesday.

He was suffering from cancer and had to be in hospital for the last four days after getting his hip bone fractured. Late Afaqi started his career in journalism at daily Tasneem, the then mouthpiece of Jamat-i-Islami. He also served as editor of weekly Aqwam of Meem Sheen, and was joint editor daily Aasar, published by Maulana Zafar Ali Khan’s grandson Mansoor Ali Khan after the closure of Zamindar.

In 1957, he made his first ever movie “Thandi Sarak” that was directed by Shabab Kiranvi with story and dialogues by Afaqi. With the imposition of martial law in 1958, he left journalism and formally joined film industry as a storywriter.

Afaqi has also been awarded with prestigious awards that include Nigar Award, Graduate Award, Film Critic Award and Mussawir Award.

Key Points

A S Afaqi passed away in Lahore at the age of 82.
He was a notable journalist and film producer.
Afaqi started his career at daily Tasneem and contributed to multiple publications.
He produced the film Thandi Sarak in 1957.
He received several prestigious awards in his lifetime.

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