» Wrote over 40 stage plays and eight TV serials, mostly on human rights themes such as peace, women's rights, religious tolerance, environment, family planning, good governance and honour killings.
» Two collections of my plays in Urdu and Punjabi have been published.
» His plays have been performed in India, Bangladesh, UK, Nepal, Hong Kong and Iran.
» As 2001 Feuchtwanger/International Pen/Getty fellow in US, worked on English translations, staged readings and performances of several of my plays. Also worked on some new plays.
» During 2001, gave talks at various California institutions including: UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, UCSB, ASK Theatre Projects, OTIS College, 18th Street Arts Complex, International Pen and International Centre for Creative Writing and Translation.
» Visited the US again in September-October 2002. Spoke at the Western Humanities Alliance Conference at UC Irvine in September 2002. Also gave talks at UC Riverside, UCSD, UCLA, Stanford, Berkley, Pen State and Columbia.
» Was interviewed by "LA Times", "LA Weekly", "Radio Pacifica" and Writers Guild of America-West magazine, "Written By", during visit in 2002.

As a Film-Maker/Television:

» Producer/Director with Pakistan Television: 1973-78 and 1989-1998
» Programmes Manager, PTV Lahore: 1996
» General Manager, PTV Lahore: 1996-97
» Executive Producer, Pakistan Television 2003

Produced and directed 12 TV drama serials and many telefilms and documentaries, including:

» Two documentaries on human rights in Asia produced for Amnesty International (1991-92).
» " A Sun Sets In", a documentary on Bishop John Joseph and religious intolerance in Pakistan. Produced in 1999, for Justice and Peace Commission and exhibited worldwide. Was selected as part of the South Asian Documentaries Festival in 2000-2001.
» Pakistan TV drama serial "Uraan" about overseas Pakistanis, shot on locations in US,UK, France. Kenya, Nepal and Turkey. Shown in 1995.
» PTV's 13-episodes drama series "Airport" shown in 2004.
» Telefilm "Mujahid" on the reintegration of two jehadi friends (2003).
» Telefilm "Jawaz" on Panchayat sanctioned killings (2003).
» Drama serials "Ghairat" (2001) and "Taaqub" (2002) on the issue of honour killing and love marriage, shown on Pakistani TV channels.
» Telefilm "Sahara", on the issue of mother and child health (2003).

Human Rights:

» Amnesty International's Campaigns Coordinator (London), 1980-88
» Amnesty International's Communications Officer for Asia and Pacific,
based in Hong Kong, 1991-92
» Member, Monitoring Committee, Asian Human Rights Resource Centre,
Bangkok: 1992-94 (set up by AI Norway with Operation a Day's Work funds).
» Actively involved in promoting peace and people-to-people cooperation between India and Pakistan.

Ajoka Theatre:

» Founder/playwright of Pakistan's leading theatre group, Ajoka.
» Director of Ajoka Productions (1998)

Journalism:

» London Correspondent of Pakistani magazines/papers
"The Herald", "The Muslim" and "The Newsline" (1983-87)
» Contributor for BBC Urdu Service , London (1980-84)
» Pakistan Correspondent, Zee News (1998-99)
» Cultural Columnist of "The Daily Times", Lahore (2002-2003)

Shahid Nadeem
24-A Sarwar Road, Lahore Cantt, Pakistan, Tel: 92-42-667 5768 / 92-42-667 7047,Fax: 92-42-6676359