Haneef Shareef

Biography

Haneef Shareef (حنیف شریف) is a Balochi writer, film director, photographer and medical doctor from Turbat in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. He began his creative career as a short story writer in the 1990s. In 2003, he received his Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from Bolan Medical College in Quetta. He was a member of the Balochistan Students' Organisation (BSO), and wrote articles and poetry on the social conditions of the people in Balochistan. On November 18, 2005, he was picked up by Frontier Corps officers. After his disappearance, his mother and relatives staged a hunger strike in front of the Karachi Press Club. He was returned home alive after nine mo...