Sipahi Maqbool Hussain (original) (raw)

Siphai Maqbool Hussain (Urdu: سپاہی مقبول حسین, lit. 'Maqbool Hussain the Soldier') co-produced by Brig Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi from ISPR and Interflow Communications Limited is a Pakistani miniseries, aired during the month of April 2008, simultaneously on TV One and PTV, that narrates the true story of a Pakistani soldier, Maqbool Hussain, who was injured and taken prisoner by the Indian Army in the 1965 war and spent 40 years in Indian jails. He was released as a civilian prisoner in 2005. During his imprisonment, Hussain was said to be subjected to terrible human rights abuses. The drama pays tribute to Sepoy Maqbool Hussain as an icon of resilience and steadfastness. It is directed by Brigadier Syed Mujtaba Tirmizi and Haider Imam Rizvi.