Of the stars who are happy with the airing of Diriliş: Ertuğrul on PTV, is Humaima Malick, who took to social media to say that the Turkish drama series is totally worth her 35 rupees.
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Later when a journalist corrected her and said that PTV’s prices have increased to Rs 100, Humaima said that even that is “totally worth it for such quality content”.
“We need to support our national television to revive its brand,” wrote the actor.
Meanwhile, Vasay Chaudhry was of the opinion that PTV should stop charging “those 35 rupees from every Pakistani’s electricity bill”.
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Set in 13th century Anatolia and based on the struggle of Ertuğrul Gazi, father of Osman I – the founder of the Ottoman dynasty, Diriliş: Ertuğrul has been trending in the country ever since its first episode aired on PTV Home. Pakistanis are loving the drama series and it has become a sensation in the country. According to PTV, 133.38 million people have watched the drama series from April 25- May 14. PTV’s YouTube channel has also registered an exponential rise in its viewership with 3.67 million subscribers and episodes trending every day on the social media platform.
In an exclusive interview with The Current, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Faisal Javed Khan revealed that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had gifted the drama series to Pakistan as a goodwill gesture.
