In a lecture related to Pakistani drama which I attended at Alhamra, Hasina Moin, a famous Pakistani playwright, told that people with excellence in arts, literature and humanities were approached by the media and asked to write for Pakistan television. Since Pakistan television was launched in times of good and healthy education and had to represent its respective country since it was in its very initial stage, all efforts were made to produce excellent drama serials, perfect in every respect. Pakistani drama has its roots in the progressive and liberal era of Ayub Khan, and this liberalism stretched till the end of Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s regime. Different forms of government have influenced the storylines, the themes, and the cultural representation of the country in different ways, as a result of which Pakistani drama seems to have gone through various stages, at times good and at times bad. Since drama is one of the genres of literature, it is ineluctable to avoid the socio-political aspects of Pakistan starting from the point of inception of Pakistani drama. Literature is representative of its nation and is largely influenced by whatever takes place in the country to which it belongs.
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