Play 'Sipahi Maqbool Hussain' To Be Staged On Oct 27
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published October 22, 2018 | 09:20 PM
Mass Foundation Theatre in collaboration with Lahore Arts Council will stage a play, titled Sipahi Maqbool Hussain, from Oct 27 to Nov 4.
ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Oct, 2018 ) :Mass Foundation Theatre in collaboration with Lahore Arts Council will stage a play, titled Sipahi Maqbool Hussain, from Oct 27 to Nov 4.
According to a Radio Pakistan report, the play is being staged on the directives of Punjab Information and Culture Minister Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan.
It has been written by Asghar Nadeem Syed and the cast will include Rashid Mehmood, Sarfraz Ansari, Azra Aftab and Tanveer Shah.
The objective of the play is to share with the public the sacrifice that the Sepoy rendered for the country.
Maqbool Hussain was injured and taken prisoner by the Indian Army in the 1965 war and spent 40 years in jail there. He was released as a civilian prisoner in 2005.
During his imprisonment, Maqbool Hussain is said to be subjected to awful abuses. He passed away on Aug 28 this year.
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