Artist, TV playmaker, film director, writer and National Institute of Cultural Sciences (NICS) vice chancellor, Abdur Rauf Khalid, was laid to rest at his native village in Charsadda on Friday. Rauf Khaild’s funeral was carried from Syed Lodge, House No 1, FG Colony, New Shami Road, Peshawar Cantt, and funeral prayer offered at Government High School, Peshawar Cantt, after Jumma prayer at 3pm. National Heritage and Integration Federal Secretary Faridullah Khan, KP Health Minister Syed Zahir Shah, Lok Virsa Executive Director Khalid Javed, officials of Lok Virsa, National Institute of Cultural Sciences (NICS) and COSMOS production and a large number of artists attended the funeral. Rauf Khalid died in a road accident on Motorway near Sheikhupura while returning to the capital from Lahore on Thursday evening.