Fawad Chaudhry takes a dig at foreign drama recommended by PM Khan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minster for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday took a dig at state-run Pakistan Television for airing foreign TV shows and warned that local entertainment industry would suffer as a result,

“Surprised on @PTVHomeOfficial taking pride on other countries productions,you guys must focus on Pak productions otherwise foreign dramas ll ruin Pak productions,its always cheap to import foreign dramas but this ll have devastating long term effect on our own programming,” Chaudhry tweeted. 

Chaudhry did not mention the foreign drama being aired by the PTV but it appears obvious that he was referring to Turkish series Ertugrul Ghazi.

The Turkish historical fiction has taken Pakistani TV audience by storm, becoming a major talking point on social media forums. It has also raked up millions of followers on YouTube.

Interestingly,  the series was recommended by none other than Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Surprised on @PTVHomeOfficial taking pride on other countries productions,you guys must focus on Pak productions otherwise foreign dramas ll ruin Pak productions,its always cheap to import foreign dramas but this ll have devastating long term effect on our own programming

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) May 31, 2020