The Women in Umera Ahmed’s Dramas: Between Faith, Suffering and Redemption
In Umera Ahmed’s Shehr-e-Zaat and Dar-e-Nijaat, heartbreak becomes a turning point in the lives of Falak and Zaryab, leading them to question their relationships, identities and faith. Through their journeys, the dramas raise questions about how women’s suffering is portrayed on Pakistani television, whether spiritual transformation gives female characters greater agency, and why the men responsible for their pain so often escape the same scrutiny.