The recent changes in the political scene of Pakistan have once again drawn attention of Pakistan people to Pakistani Talk Shows. The latest TV ratings show that talk shows are watched by more viewers than entertainment shows. It is no wonder why viewers have once again attracted towards these programs. Talk shows have always been very popular in Pakistan since the time they started airing on different news channels. People of Pakistan want to know about the current affairs. For them, talk shows are the best possible way to learn about on-going political and social issues.

Watching Urdu News Pakistan is a more popular and common activity in Pakistan than other thing. This is all because of the security problems of a common Pakistani and heated political issues. People want to know what is going on and what government and other sectors are doing to improve the life of a common Pakistani. Pakistani talk shows provide common Pakistanis with this kind of information and this is why they are more popular than entertainment channels.

There are many Urdu news & Pakistani dramas channels that have good reputation for responsible and prompt reporting. Some of these include Dunya News, Sama TV, ARY News, and Capital TV etc. Some Pakistani talk shows that are most widely watched for the heated debates and criticism shown in them include Khara Sach, Capital Talk, On The Front with Kamran, Apas Ki Baat with Najam Sethi and so on. These talk shows are considered as the authentic talk shows of Pakistan.

The dramas that are dominating today are Turkish and are very popular among Pakistani audience. Some Pakistani actors, directors and producers have strongly criticized TV channels for telecasting Turkish dramas. According to them, Turkish dramas have damaged the drama and entertainment industry of Pakistan. The real challenge to these actors, writers, directors and producers is to bring something better than Turkish to the screen. Some Pakistani TV channels, such as Hum TV dramas, Geo Kahani dramas and ARY digital dramas work really hard to regain the lost popularity of dramas and they have succeeded to some extent. During and after this temporary revival, a slight increase in the demand of Pakistani dramas online has been seen. However, sill the drama makers need to do do more efforts to please Pakistani drama audience.

There was a time in the history of Pakistani entertainment industry when Pakistani dramas were hugely popular in the entire Indian Subcontinent. After ruling the drama industry for three full decades, Pakistani dramas declined in popularity. There were various factors that had a negative impact on the popularity of Pakistani dramas. One of the biggest factors was the lack of quality stories, direction and production. Another factor was the popularity of glamorized Indian dramas that overtook Pakistani dramas in the early 2000s and remained popular till the mid 2000s. Some TV channels like Hum TV, Geo TV and ARY digital understood the need for high quality drama productions and with their efforts, Pakistani drama industry became popular once again. The rise of Pakistani TV drama industry started during the 2005 and 2006, when Hum TV dramas started gaining viewers’ attention.