In Aangan Terha, (PTV drama serial) Salim Nasir played the role of a butler, Akbar, who used to be a dancer, before being hired as a servant by a retired
Civil servant, Shakeel, dubbed as Mehboob Ahmed. Other cast:
Bushra Ansari,
Shakeel,
Arshad Mehmood. Director: Qaiser Farooq. Writer:
Anwar Maqsood. The serial was forced to stop due to pressure from the martial law administration as the script written by
Anwar Maqsood was indirectly criticizing the army rule during General
Zia-ul-Haq's era.[1]
In Dastak (1986), (PTV drama serial), he played the role of a
lawyer. Other cast: Ayaz Naik, Shazia Akhtar,
Qazi Wajid.[4]
In Ankahi, he played an authoritative role. It is a story of ordinary people trying to make it against all odds. Other cast:
Shehnaz Sheikh, Shakeel,
Javed Sheikh, and young Jibran. Director:
Shoaib Mansoor/ Mohsin Ali. Writer:
Haseena Moin.[5]