Abstract
Television drama has been a popular source of entertainment in Pakistan.
Throughout its history, this medium has been focusing on society's social and
human rights issues when the main attention was given to class, religion, and
political problems. Among these, some dramas also focused on the rights of
Pakistani women. Lahore centre, being a hub for drama production, addressed the
issues of women of central Punjab. However, women living in South Punjab,
which have been subject to serious human rights violations, were given lesser
attention throughout history. Some of the earliest exceptions in this regard are
Darya (River, 1986) and Pyas (Thirst, 1989). Both dramas were written by Asghar
Nadeem Syed and aired on Pakistan Television. Despite being anti-patriarchy,
both dramas gained huge popularity among the audience. The current study aims
to offer a qualitative analysis of both dramas so that to explore how the women of
South Punjab were presented historically and how these earliest examples of
popular dramas were narrated patriarchy through their stories and characters.
This study also argues that women's rights in South Punjab highlighted in the two
dramas are still relevant and need to be addressed by the state and society.
Zubair Shafiq, Shakil Akhtar, Ansar Abbas. (2021) Television Drama and Women Rights in South Punjab, Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan, Volume-58, issue 3.
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