And the debate on Diriliş: Ertuğrul continues.
While Pakistanis enjoy the Turkish series in Urdu on their TV screens, Reema has voiced her criticism against the government’s decision to air the drama on PTV. The actor supported her colleague Shaan’s comments and said that the Turkish series should not be aired on “our national channel”. Shaan had earlier remarked that the state-owned channel should we working towards uplifting the local entertainment industry and should not be spending money on imports. In response to Shaan’s comments, Senator Faisal Javed Khan had clarified that Ertuğrul was a gift to Pakistan from the President of Turkey.
Read more – Shaan is disappointed with PTV for airing ‘Diriliş: Ertuğrul’
While speaking on her Ramzan transmission, the actor said, “Our artists have raised their voice [against its airing]. Why is foreign content being aired on national television?”
“When you have plenty of local content and your artists are sitting at home, why is there a need to spend money and promote foreign content,” questioned Reema, adding, “It really hurts us. Because we’re the one paying taxes, not foreign artists.”
“Shaan nay haq ki awaaz uthayi hai.”
Reema’s guests Madiha Maqvi and Faisal Subzwari agreed with her comments and said that the government should promote local artists.
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