Pakistani dramas

Pakistani dramas, or Pakistani serials, are televised serials produced in Pakistan. Although most of the serials are produced in Urdu, an increasing number of them are produced in other Pakistani languages such as Sindhi, Pashto, Punjabi and Balochi. One of Pakistan's oldest television dramas is the Urdu serial Khuda Ki Basti, which aired in 1969.^[1] Pakistani dramas, like serials elsewhere, reflect the country's culture. According to Farooq Sulehria 1970 & 1980 are considered to be golden old days of Pakistani serials.^[2]

They have helped to attract viewers nationwide to television.^[3] The serials are watched in India and are popular in other South Asian countries, including Afghanistan,^[4] Bangladesh^[5] and Nepal.^[6]