A model of rectitude and obsessed with his detective-work, Ahmed Kamal Faridi is a no-nonsense aristocrat who loathes crime and is much resolute in expunging the criminals.
He sometimes goes beyond normal human limits as Ibn-e-Safi cast him as an extreme masculine model of physical fitness and moral excellence.
Some integrated story lines define how Faridi found him as a delusional drunkard affected by the brutalities of the World War, rehabilitated him and sheltered him in his own house.
While Faridi is cast as a graceful, lord-like aristocrat with deep respect for values, Hameed brings a nonchalant, mischievous and lighthearted comic relief.
The central idea and theme of Safi's first book was taken from Victor Gunn's novel Ironside's Lone Hand.
As mentioned by the author in the preface to one of his books, the plots of Purasrar Ajnabee (پُراسرار اجنبی), Raqqasaa Ka Qat'l (رقاصہ کا قتل), Heeray Ki Kaan (ہیرے کی کان), and Khoonee Patthar (خونی پتھر) were adopted from various English-language novels.
The characters of Professor Durrani from Khaufnaak Hangaama (خوفناک ہنگامہ), and the Chimpanzee and the White Queen from Paharon Ki Malikaa (پہاڑوں کی ملکہ) were also borrowed from English literature.
Ahmed Kamal Faridi has aristocratic lineage and is the son of a Nawab (a lord from sub-continent "during British Empire on Pakistan and India").
He also knows several local and foreign languages, and is an excellent make-up artist, who has taken this art to the highest levels with his own inventions.
Being Faridi's confidante, Captain Sajid Hameed assists his superior in a somewhat funny way that has plenty of human errors.
Hameed's military background from the World War II [2] Upon return from the duties, he accidentally meets Faridi and joins hands with him.
One of Captain Hameed's unique interests is to train unusual pets like a mouse, a goat (Bughra Khan – بغرا خان), a Myna (مینا ) and others.
Colossal but brainless Qasim, is Hameed's close friend and together they provide readers with heaps of laughters through genuinely hilarious situations.
Except for the initial four novels the two were never portrayed as pivotal characters; they turned up as unofficial aides of Colonel Faridi in the later books.
Due to the unjustly harsh past, the intelligent former lawyer turned into an angry, ruthless, but courageous individual having a rebellious philosophy of life known to him as "Revenge".
Her character is portrayed in a mysterious manner until her real identity is disclosed in Bhayanak Jazeera (بھیانک جزیرہ).
She is the crown princess of a secret Island in Pacific Ocean; she was raised outside her state as her life was at risk from opponents.
The reason for this maybe is found in the fact that Qasim has never been able to develop a sexual relationship with his wife, who belongs to the "Yalayilee" category.
Young and ambitious officer struggling to achieve excellence in her career, Inspector Rekha Larson appears off and on when Colonel Faridi needs a female assistance.
A Chinese expelled from his country on account of treason and insurgency, is wanted by most of the governments because of his international-wide criminal activities.
His incredible cool perhaps helps him to acquire another striking skill, the only of its kind, of dodging bullets fired at him from any reasonable distance.
Dread's mob kills his adopted orphan girl, Finch turned criminal, creating his own gang to take revenge on Dr.
He killed 5 undercover agents of secret service who use name Mr-Q, stole their equipment and worked on their place for a long time.
Through the special authorisation of the executive of the country, Faridi maintains a secret crime-fighting organisation: Black Force.
These agents, recognised by code names such as B-11, B-2 and so on, mostly hide their identity so much so that even Hameed gets irritated by it since, according to him, and rightly so, he is the closest companion of "Father Hardstone".
As to the infrastructure of the organisation, its hierarchy or strength, or how its budget is met, the writer absolutely throws no light on these questions.