The 16th death anniversary of famous film director Pervaiz Malik is being observed today.

Born in 1937 in Karachi, Pervez Malik cultivated a certain type of cinema.

He directed more than 20 films including “Heera Aur Pathar”, “Ehsaan”, “Doraha”, “Meherbani”, and “Qurbani”.

He was decorated with President’s Pride of Performance award for his contributions in film industry.

Pervaiz Malik died of cardiac arrest in Islamabad on this day in 2008.