Jasoosi Duniya Complete List (REVIEW IN PROGRESS)

Following is the complete list of 124 novels written by the original author Ibn-e-Safi in Jasoosi Dunya (جاسوسی دنیا) series. Original number, original title (Roman), original title (Urdu), translated tile in parentheses, year first published.) Dilaer Mujrim (دلير مجرم) Khaufnaak Jungle (خوناک جنگل) (The Terrifying Jungle) – 1952 Aurat Farosh ka Qatil (عورت فروش کا…

Imran Series Complete List (REVIEW IN PROGRESS)

Following is the complete list of 120 novels written by the legend Ibn-e-Safi as part of Imran Series. Original number, original title (Roman), original title (Urdu), translated tile in parentheses, year first published.) Khaufnak Imarat (خوفناک عمارت) (The Scary Building) – 1955 Chatanon Maen Fa’ir (چٹانوں میں فائر) (Gunfire in the Rocks) – 1955 Pur-Asrar…

Character Profile | Rasheeda | Jasoosi Duniya | Ibn-e-Safi

Rasheeda is Anwar’s colleague and only friend. Like Anwar, she also makes her first appearance in Heeray Ki Kaan. She lives in apartment next to Anwar. In Tijori Ka Geet, however, she is shown to be in the same apartment, in a different room. Rasheeda is a courageous young woman who can fight bravely against…

Character Profile | Inspector Asif | Jasoosi Duniya | Ibn-e-Safi

Inspector Asif makes his first appearance in Heeray Ki Kaan, with Anwar and Rasheeda. In this, he is only shown as a very senior official in Central Intelligence Bureau. He is lazy, and stupid, if I might add and unable to produce results. There is no mention that he works in the same department as…

Character Profile | Anwar| Jasoosi Duniya | Ibn-e-Safi

Anwar Saeed is a crime reporter in a daily newspaper The Star. Adventurous, obnoxious, disorganized and anti social. Luckily, his suspense stories were the major reason the newspaper sold, so the editors could not fire him either. He knew secrets about many esteeed members of the society – the nobelmen, the police, hotel managers, etc….

Tuk Bandi #2 (Hindi)

Note: Sometimes, I mix up lines from poetry and songs and it still makes perfect sense. Tuk Bandi is just for fun. Let’s see if the readers can identify the components 🙂

Character Profile: Captain Sajid Hameed

Note: This is a work in progress page and will be updated as I re-read and review every story. I would like to put a disclaimer. This is only my perception of the lovely and charming character of Captain Hameed. Don’t be offended by my opinion. Cheers! This post will list everything we know about…

Character Profile: Colonel Ahmed Kamal Faridi

Note: This is a work in progress page and will be updated as I re-read and review every story. I would like to put a disclaimer. This is only my perception of the character. Don’t be offended by my opinion. Cheers! This post will list everything we know about Colonel Ahmed Kamal Faridi. 1. Dilaer…

Character Profile: Inspector Jagdish (Jasoosi Duniya)

Inspector Jagdish Kumar makes his first appearance in Aurat Farosh Ka Qatil. One of the sub-inspectors who arrive at the crime scene is Jagdish Kumar, who is attentive to what Faridi has to say. He later became a recurring character in other Jasoosi Duniya novels. The older sub-inspector Sinha tries to steal the credit of Faridi’s…

Character Profile | Jabar | Jasoosi Duniya | Ibn-e-Safi

Jabar is a man who kills for pleasure. He had worked for Germany in the second world war just to fulfill his thirst for blood. Jabar is an expert of poisons and is into Chemistry. He has lost his nose during some scientific experiment. He makes an appearance in Khatarnak Boodha and kills himself in the sequel Masnooyi Naak. Appearances:…

Character Profile | Ghazala Rasheed ZamaaN | Jasoosi Duniya | Ibn-e-Safi

Ghazala Rasheed ZamaaN is a princess, who was blackmailed by Leonard for her alleged affair with her private secretary. When she received threats from Leonard, she seeks help from Faridi. She’s daughter of Nawab Rasheed-ul-Zaman, and has heard about Faridi from Nawab Wajahat Mirza and Doctor Shaukat, from Daler Mujrim. She first made her appearance in Faridi aur…

Character Profile | Tariq | Jasoosi Duniya | Ibn-e-Safi

He’s Arab, a multi lingual and knows the oldest languages. He is mysterious as nobody knows his background, his past or present. Some speculate that he roams around the world treasure-hunting. He lives a luxurious life without any obvious means of income. His eyes, especially, make him different.  It is revealed in later stories that…