His mother Moeenaz Hashmi had served PTV for many years while Salima Hashmi, her mother's sister is nuclear scientist and prominent educational personality.
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He is the nephew of Salima Hashmi who is a painter, artist, writer, anti-nuclear weapon activist and a professor who served for four years as the head of the National College of Arts.
She has served as Dean of the School of Visual Arts & Design at the Beaconhouse National University Lahore, Pakistan.