An epic journey against terrorism

OUR STAFF REPORTER LAHORE - The Season II of the drama series Faseel-e-Jaan Se Aagay, stories of brave Pakistanis fighting terrorism would be aired from June 10 on PTV Home at 7:40pm. Produced by ISPR and CRS, the series is an epic journey through the lives of common people, jawans and army officers who showed firm resolve to weed out terrorism and rendered invaluable sacrifices in the line of duty. The series is an attempt to unveil the real face of terrorists and militants that have been exploiting the downtrodden in the name of religion. The hallmark of Season-II will be stories on Army Aviation, Special Services Group and 12 Northern Light Infantry besides one on Lashkar at Buner and one produced in the wake of twin suicide blasts happened at International Islamic University, Islamabad in October 2009. First drama of Season-II, 'Parwaz-e-Junoon is based on a true incident when pilots of two helicopters covering an Army convoy, found out an 800 kg heavy 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun installed at one of the mountain tops on their routine route. Realising the danger, both of them fearlessly eliminated the gunners and lifted the gun and brought it back to their base. 'Parwaz-e-Junoon is written and directed by Kashif Nisar and prominent cast includes Major Zahid Bari, Major Khalid Maooz, Captain Nauman, Nayyar Ejaz, Faizan Khwaja and Erum Akhtar. Second drama titled 'Mehrunnisa Ka Lashkar is story of one Mehrunnisa, a brave lady of Buner who decided to stand up against the terrorists when they moved to this district in sheer violation of the peace accord. Her determination resulted in creation of a local Lashkar that perpetuated the retreat of terrorists from that area. It is written by Asghar Nadeem Syed. Third play, 'Maarka-e-Chuprial is an action packed drama directed by Azeem Sajjad. It depicts a challenging group action of the soldiers during operation 'Rah-e-Raast in which they overpowered militants, penetrated deep in to their territory and got hold of two vital peaks. The play is written by Asghar Nadeem Syed and prominent cast includes Col. Ather Rana, Maj. Muhammad Adnan, Lt. Tayyab Mahi and Imran Rizvi. 'Bilal Shaheed Ghazanosar Ka Hero is another play of the series, tells the story of a brave and brilliant officer of the Special Services Group of Pakistan Army, Capt. Bilal Zafar.