Safia Khairi

Safia Khairi was a Pakistani actress, writer and human rights activist. She is known for her roles in dramas Kasak, Pal Do Pal, Zaib-un-Nisa, Band Gali and Chaandni Raatain.

Safia started working as a teacher at schools and in 1970 joined political party Tehreek-e-Istiqlal, founded by Asghar Khan. She remained a member of the party till 2012 when it was merged with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

In 1996 she worked in drama Pal Do Pal which aired on PTV along with Asad Malik, Nadia Khan and Ali Azmat later she worked in drama Uljhan in 1996 in which she portrayed the role of a strict aunt. Later she also wrote books about child wellfare and about human rights. Safia's daughter Umber Khairi is a journalist, columnist, and writer who has worked in Pakistan and the UK since the 1980s.

Illness and death She was in a critical condition so she was sent to hospital and taken to ICU later her health improved so she went home.

Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetwork1992 Kasak Salma PTV 1994 Aroosa Dadi PTV 1996 Pal Do Pal Azra Begum PTV 1996 Uljhan Bua PTV1998 Hayat-e-Javed Aziz-un-Nisa PTV1999 Zara Pyar Say Bibi Jan PTV2000 Zaib-un-Nisa Sitwat PTV 2001 Chaltay Chaltay Jahanara's mother PTV2002 Chaandni Raatain Aamir's mother PTV 2006 Kiran Kahani Safia PTV2008 Chaar Chand Rehan's mother Geo Entertainment 2012 Band Gali Daado PTV

Telefilm YearTitleRole 1999 Abba, Amma Aur Ali Asad's mother

Awards and nominations Year !! Award !! Category !! Result !! Title !! Ref. She then wrote another book Ajnabi Ki Dosti Dosti Nahi about NGOs, child abuse and child protection. Later she wrote a novel titled Meri Duniya about her childhood and her acting career.