Aslam Farrukhi was an Urdu auther, literary critic, linguist, scholar and radio script writer of Pakistan. He is also known as the finest sketch writer of Urdu. Farrukhi has penned remarkable portraits and sketches of renowned poets, scholars and academicians. His collection "Saat Asman" consist of literary portraits of seven classic poets of Urdu along with two other books of sketch writing. This article provides a critical overview of sketch writings of Aslam Farrukhi as well as his status and uniqueness in the genre of sketch writing.