Tariq
Tariq is another interesting character created by Ibn-e-Safi. Tariq is an Arab by race but can speak several languages fluently. He is a wanderer. No one knows his sources of income and yet, Tariq never seem to have any monetary issues. Some think that Tariq is in search of old treasures.
Tariq first appears in “Purasraar Kunwaan” (The Mysterious Well - #6) as Nawab Rasheed-uz-Zaman’s close friend. His mysterious personality makes him a suspicious individual. But he comes clean at the end of the story. He is an expert hypnotist and has a brilliant shine in his eyes. Tariq carries a big, almost cat-sized mongoose that is considered a sacred animal in some South American tribes and called “Shaki” or “Shakaki”.
His actual talent is revealed in “Khooni Bagolay” (Bloody Fireballs - # 45) and “Zameen Ke Badal”(Clouds of the Earth - #75) where Tariq's linguistic as well as hypnotic abilities benefited Faridi to travel through some primeval, barbaric tribes and catch criminals.
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