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The Government of Pakistan announced the recipients of civil awards (Presidential Pride of Performance, Nishan-e-Imtiaz and Sitara-e-Pakistan) on August 14, 2021 Not everyone is happy with the nominations including Director Nabeel Qureshi. He is disappointed that artists are only appreciated after their death. The director took it to Instagram and expressed his disappointment regarding Durdana Butt being nominated for the Presidential Pride of Performance after passing away. He said, “I wish state acknowledge artists and other deserving people during their lifetime, artist get their state awards on merit when they are dead! Remember she was 83 years old when she died.
She’s an environmentalist from Rohi, Cholistan, and is very passionate and dedicated to resolving issues that her community deals with, such as water consumption and plantation, she said. Her character works with village women, pulling out water from wells and breaks bread with the villagers too. There are two moods of this character. At work, she is sober and dignified, while at home, she is reflective. Outdoors she is energetic, elated, and full of love for her soil, trees, birds, streams, and lakes, she explained.
The producers haven t cast a male lead yet, and the story itself seems to be more than the average Pakistani drama. The story is about global warming and climate change, focusing on issues such as weather conditions, plantation, and the current water crisis in Pakistan, Hussyn explained.