Shaan Shahid
Image Source/Business Recorder

1st May 2020: Pakistani actor Shaan Shahid is not happy about Resurrection Ertugrul being aired on state-run tv channel, PTV. The Turkish series has been dubbed in Urdu and is being aired during the month of Ramadan.

The directives were made straight by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan. Here is what Shaan had to say:

He replied to a tweet by Senator Faisal Javed Khan saying, “Try to find our own history, and it’s heroes.” His point of view was not taken positively as many jumped into heated arguments with the star.

In the end, Shaan tweeted the PM should put forward local talent and history.

For more news and updates, stay tuned to Brandsynario.


20th April 2020:  On Sunday, state-run tv channel, PTV announced that it would telecast Turkish drama serial: Resurrection Ertugrul. The directives were made by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan.

The acclaimed Turkish television series @DirilisDizisi is being aired on PTV on the instructions of Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI.

Airing will commence from the 1st of Ramazan at 9:10 pm on @PTVHomeOfficial with a repeat at midnight & noon the next day. #ErtugrulUrduPTV

All five seasons will be dubbed in the Urdu language and will be telecasted during the month of Ramadan so the general public can watch it.

Earlier, Pakistan, Malaysia, and Turkey joined forces to fight the global trend called ‘Islamophobia’. It was also decided to launch a separate TV channel to counter the challenges faced by Islamophobia and to produce films on Muslim heroes.

For more news and updates, stay tuned to Brandsynario.