Legendary artist Farooq Qaiser aka Uncle Sargam laid to rest in Islamabad
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Funeral prayer of Farooq Qaiser was attended by politicians, artists and members of civil society.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – TV legend Farooq Qaiser, aka Uncle Sargam, has been laid to rest in Islamabad, a day after he died of cardiac arrest at the age of 75.
According to details, the funeral prayer of Farooq Qaiser was attended by politicians, artists and members of civil society.
Born on October 31, 1945 in Lahore, Qaiser was a Pakistani artist, newspaper columnist, TV show director, puppeteer, script writer and voice over actor.
He was well known for his puppet character Uncle Sargam which was introduced in 1976.
Daily Times Farooq Qaiser was famous for highlighting various social issues with his iconic character Uncle Sargam
His death was confirmed by his grandson on Friday.
Farooq Qaiser was famous for highlighting various social issues with his iconic character Uncle Sargam. The legendary character was first showcased in 1976 in children’s program Kaliyan. Farooq Qaiser had been associated with PTV since 1976.
The artist was born on October 13, 1945 in Sialkot. Due to his father’s government job, he travelled to different cities of Pakistan and completed his educational journey in different cities. He completed his matriculation from Peshawar, FA from Quetta and graduated from National College of Arts, Lahore. He did his Masters from Romania and completed Masters in Mass Communication from California, USA in 1999.