Yasir Hussain and Ayesha Omar are all set to star in a film on Javed Iqbal, one of Pakistan’s most notorious serial killers whose surrender in 1999 shook the country. “We are dealing with the story quite delicately,” writer and director Abu Aleeha said while speaking to SAMAA Digital. “We don’t want to portray Javed’s gruesome crimes as they are usually conveyed. This film is not for sensation.” On December 30, 1999, Javed Iqbal turned up at the office of an Urdu daily newspaper and surrendered, confessing to have killed 100 boys. He was infamous for delivering details of his crimes to the authorities along with evidence, including photos of the victims. Several bags with children...