Sipahi Maqbool Hussain

        

Sipahi Maqbool Hussain

Sipahi Maqbool Hussain was injured and taken prisoner by the Indian Army in the 1965 war and spent 40 years in Indian jails. He was released as a civilian prisoner in 2005. During his imprisonment, Hussain was said to be subjected to terrible human rights abuses. The drama pays tribute to Sepoy Maqbool Hussain as an icon of resilience and steadfastness.

Plot

As the story unfolds, Maqbool Hussain, bearing army No 335139, is shown being hit by enemy fire on the Line of Control at the start of the 1965 war.^[2] Subsequently, he is taken prisoner by the Indian army, who deny him Prisoner of War status.^[2] Trained in the traditions of the Pakistan Army, Maqbool Hussain faces all the suffering and refuses to share any information about his country with his captors — so much so that when they cut out his tongue, he writesPakistan Zindabad (long live Pakistan) in his own blood. Maqbool Hussain also becomes mentally ill during his four decades of incarceration