{"id":284,"date":"2026-11-07T21:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikipedia.qd.je\/?post_type=person&p=284"},"modified":"2026-11-10T02:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T21:30:09","slug":"syeda-abqurah-shaukat","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/wikipedia.qd.je\/ur\/person\/syeda-abqurah-shaukat\/","title":{"rendered":"Syeda Abqurah Shaukat"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Syeda<\/p>\n

Syeda Abqurah Shaukat is a Karachi-based filmmaker and photographer. Her work explores memory, culture and relationships. In 2025 she was selected as one of eight fellows for the seventh edition of Patakha Pictures, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Films' mentorship and funding programme, titled \u201cStories She Tells\u201d.<\/p>\n

With Faryal Diwan she co-directed the short documentary Saaz, Dhi, Azadi, about a woman named Raheela who lives between two worlds. On Instagram, where she posts as @abqurah.s, she describes herself as the founder of @chashm_e_zan, and her account had 27.3K followers as of November 2026.<\/p>\n

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Patakha Pictures, launched by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy Films in 2022, is a funding and mentorship programme that has supported 61 filmmakers; its seventh edition, \u201cStories She Tells\u201d, brought together eight female filmmakers. Shaukat and Faryal Diwan's film Saaz, Dhi, Azadi revolves around Raheela: \u201cFor Raheela, Karachi is noisy and rushed. We wanted the viewer to feel it in the way we framed her,\u201d the filmmakers said.<\/p>\n

The mentorship programme, they said, \u201cpushed us to stay curious instead of conclusive, to let the contradictions\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

Syeda Abqurah Shaukat’s Achievements<\/h2>\n