My father Faiz: Pakistan’s revolutionary poet, part 2

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Salima Hashmi is a pioneer of political satire on Pakistani TV. But after the dictator General Zia took power in the 1977 military coup, she faced new and dangerous challenges when her show was banned. It was a troubling time for Salima’s family but from exile, her father Faiz Ahmed Faiz wrote his most famous poem, Hum Dekhenge, a battle cry for liberation. Presenter: Mobeen Azhar Producer: Maryam Maruf Archive from the Faiz Foundation Get in touch: [email protected] or WhatsApp +44 330 678 2707 (Photo: Salima Hashmi holding a framed photo of her father Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Credit: BBC)