Aghaz e Safar is a weekly talk show that will be aired from Aaj news from 13th April that will be hosted by Sharmeen Obaid and Fakhr-e-Alam. The show will deal with social issues present in Pakistan. The first season of the show will have 12 episodes and will include pressing topics such as, child abuse and medical malpractice. The show will address these issues through first hand stories of the victimized people and will also show inspiring stories of people from all over Pakistan.
The shows will be compiled on the basis of the hard work of the team of Aghaz e Safar, who travelled across Pakistan to bring these engaging stories to the attention of the people of Pakistan. The show will have stories that have never been narrated on Pakistani television before. The stories will vary from the small villages to urban centres. The courage and valour of the common man facing teh every day turmoils will be brought to the TV screens.
The show has been put together through the collaborative efforts of AAJ television and SOC films. SOC Films is a production house run by Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy. The team of SOC Films has travelled to over 25 cities and have collected 100 amazing accounts of the lives of the everyday people.