A telefilm shown on ATV in 2009. Written and directed by Shahid Nadeem, the film tells the story of three women and a young girl in a Railway Waiting Room waiting for the much-delayed train. All of them have fascinating stories and reasons for going away. They share their stories with each other. In the meanwhile there are men looking for these women for different reasons. The train finally arrives but not all of them get on it.

A telefilm written and directed by Shahid Nadeem. Prodced by Babajaani Productions and shot on locations in Glasgow. This is a story of one night in the life of a Glaswegian Pakistani family whose young son, Ali, is picked up on charges of terrorism. The family is hounded y the police and the media and wonder whether their son was actually involved in a terror plot or if he was wrongly accused. There are other visitors to the house: mysterious jehadi, the imam of the neighbourhood mosque, a local counsellor and a wily journalist. Sister Rukhsana is determined to get to bottom of the matter and fight the media/community/police onslaught. Ali’s secret lover is convinced that he has been framed by her jealous ex-boyfriend. The night ends with a dramatic turn. The film was nominated for Scottish BAFTA award 2008 and screened at the Tongues of Fire Asian Film Festival held in London in 2008.

Shahid Nadeem’s telefilm based on Ajoka’s “Maikoon Kari karenday ni maye”, was telecast on Geo in 2004. The story revolves around the Panchayat hearing of a case of karo kari (honour killing). A man from the neighbouring village has been killed on the suspicion of having illicit relations with a woman of the village. Now the murder has to be justified by finding and killing a woman from the village by charging her for illicit relations (kari). Village women whose alibi is suspect, are brought before the panchayat one by one and interrogated. They include a grandmother, wife of the sardar and young Mahnoor, who admits to the liaison to protect her lover. But before she can be killed for honour, the women conspire to prevent the murder.

Maria aur Baloach is the story of a young western woman of Pakistani origin who comes to Balouchistan on behalf of a funding body, in search of a missing school. Her journey through the desert with the enigmatic yet kind Baloach(Balaich) also becomes a journey of self - discovery. While locating her school she learns about the mysterious, customs and practices of the Baloachi tribal people. The way is set amidst the barren but striking beautiful landscape of Balouchistan.

A 10 episodes 25 minutes serial about the ancient custom of Siah-Kari (Honour Killing). A village notable is on the run after killing his driver suspected of having illicit relations with his sistrt. He is chasing the sister(and her husband who is on her side), while the Assistant Commissioner is after this gentleman killer. During this chase, the AC discovers a gentleman killer instinct in him.

The theme of the play is the oppression of ordinary women in Pakistan, who are confined in the four walls of the house, spending most of their time in the kitchen with the choolah. The play very sensitively portrays the uneventful and oppressive life of an urban lower class housewife and her ambivalent relationships with her mother-in-law, husband and her son. A significant aspect of her life is her contact with the outside world: the vendors, the sweeperess, the postman, the neighbors, who are the only sources of fresh air and the news of the outside world.
A major focus of the story is so - called stove - deaths, which in many cases are suicides by desperate wives or murders by in-laws. This issue is projected by the news about the case of Sakina who is at the deathbed after one such "accident". The greed for dowry and the maltreatment of brides, who do not bring enough dowries, are highlighted in the play.
Another issue brought out in the play is separate lives of men and women in our society and lack of recognition of the contribution of women as workforce.

The theme of “Mujahid” is unusual but extremely relevant to present-day Pakistan. A store of tow friends who have returned from Afghanistan where they had honed to fight as “Jehadis”, the film follows “Reintegration” of the two young men into mainstream society. The film attempts to understand the frustration and lack of hope for our youth which leads them to take the extremist causes.

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