Farooq Qaiser with his alter ego Uncle Sargam | Guddu Film Archive
Pakistan Television has produced countless gems over a period of time but not all of them were timeless. Characters such as Uncle Jedi, Qabacha and Hasnat Bhai inspired a generation but ultimately faded away with the passage of time. But one character never faded from memory Uncle Sargam, created by the legendary Farooq Qaiser, became a household name the moment the character debuted in 1976.
Those were the days when music director Sohail Rana used to do a weekly music show Saaray Dost Hamaray from Pakistan Television’s (PTV’s) Karachi centre. The kids who participated in the show addressed Sohail Rana as ‘uncle’, and used to sway sideways while singing. When Kaliyaan debuted in 1976, Uncle Sargam made sure the puppets performed in the same manner as the kids in the music show, and sang, ‘Aao mil ke gayein, aayen baayen shaayen, sur ka tiah paancha kar ke waapas ghar ko jayein’ [Come let us sing sing t
Half-siblings tie the knot in Sargodha
Father accuses divorced wife of arranging wedding as act of revenge
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SARGODHA:
A man of Lokri village in Bhalwal tehsil of Sargodha has filed a complaint alleging that two half siblings have tied the knot with the support of his divorced wife and her relatives.
The father, Sooba Khan, had reportedly been married thrice.
His first marriage was with Khurshid Bibi in 1992. The wedding was part of an exchange marriage, colloquially known as ‘Watta Satta’, whereby his sister was married to Khurshid s brother.
After the marriage, Sooba and Khurshid had a son named Sikandar. Shortly after Sikandar’s birth, Sooba s sister got divorced due to a family strife. In support of his immediate family, Sooba decided to divorce his wife Khurshid.