Saiqa (TV series)

Saiqa
Saiqa title screen
GenreSoap opera
Romance
Family
Created byMoomal Productions
Written byMoomal Shunaid
Directed byAsim Ali
Starring
Country of originPakistan
No. of episodes56
Production
Executive producerMomina Duraid
Production locationsKarachi, Pakistan, Murree
Running time45–50 minutes
Original release
NetworkHum TV
Release19 January (2009-01-19) 
27 May 2009 (2009-05-27)

Saiqa (Urdu: صاعقہ, lit.'lightning') is a Pakistani television soap opera written by Moomal Shunaid and directed by Asim Ali which aired on Hum TV. Based on Razia Butt's famous novel of the same name, Saiqa is a mafia story with all the cliché twists, turns, lynching and manipulations. Shot on locations of Murree and Nathiagali, this dark story spans two generations.

The show was selected to air on Hum Europe Monday to Thursday from 6 October 2016 at 9pm.