{"id":221048,"date":"2019-04-09T16:56:07","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T11:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=221048"},"modified":"2019-04-09T16:56:07","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T11:56:07","slug":"nadia-jamil-is-making-her-return-in-child-trafficking-drama-damsaa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/nadia-jamil-is-making-her-return-in-child-trafficking-drama-damsaa\/","title":{"rendered":"Nadia Jamil Is Making Her Return in Child Trafficking Drama &#8216;Damsaa&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani actress Nadia Jamil is mixing her two passions &#8211; social activism and acting &#8211; in\u00a0her upcoming serial\u00a0<em>Damsaa. <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Damsaa\u00a0<\/em>is a play about the rampant social evil of child trafficking.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nadia Jamil is known for being very vocal on social issues and raising awareness on subjects that are considered taboo in Pakistani society.<\/p>\n<p>The actress has been tweeting about the issue of child trafficking for a while now and we know why.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Stand up.<br \/>Speak out.<br \/>Demand change. <\/p>\n<p>We all have a voice but are you willing to use it? Violence in schools is not inevitable. Spread this message. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ENDviolence?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ENDviolence<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/faxWqsiDYw\">pic.twitter.com\/faxWqsiDYw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; UNICEF (@UNICEF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UNICEF\/status\/1115324681207406592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cMadrassa abuse is just one facet of child exploitation in Pakistan: child prostitution, trafficking and child labour remain unaddressed. \u201c<\/p>\n<p>Mashal Gauhar<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nadia Jamil (@NJLahori) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJLahori\/status\/962468376894492672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 10, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Nadia Jamil to Star in New Drama<\/h3>\n<p>Nadia then revealed that her new drama serial is based on the social evil.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">On the set of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Damsaa?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Damsaa<\/a> with my boss <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shaziawajahat?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@shaziawajahat<\/a> One of the most important serials to be made on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChildTrafficking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChildTrafficking<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GSO5uE2zJw\">pic.twitter.com\/GSO5uE2zJw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nadia Jamil (@NJLahori) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJLahori\/status\/1115268973715709952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/anwar-maqsoods-next-play-will-be-called-naya-pakistan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anwar Maqsood&#8217;s Next Play Will Be Called &#8216;Naya Pakistan&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>She shared a few pictures from the set of the serial. Turns out she&#8217;s working with film-maker\u00a0<span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">Shazia Wajahat for <em>Damsaa<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"username u-dir\" dir=\"ltr\">Shazia Wajahat is the wife of film-maker Wajahat Rauf. While Wajahat&#8217;s works are on the comedy side, Shazia tackles hardcore issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Asma Nabeel penned the script while Najaf Bilgrami will take the director&#8217;s\u00a0helm.<\/p>\n<h3>Awareness Through Art<\/h3>\n<p>Human trafficking is a rampant issue in Pakistan, but an even more heinous\u00a0crime is child trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Child trafficking is the illegal practice of &#8216;<em>procuring and relocating children, typically for the purposes of forced <\/em>labour<em> or sexual exploitation&#8217;<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">child trafficking:<br \/>noun:<\/p>\n<p>the action or practice of illegally procuring and relocating children, typically for the purposes of forced labour or sexual exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;child trafficking has become a worldwide concern in the past few years&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChildTrafficking?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChildTrafficking<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nadia Jamil (@NJLahori) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJLahori\/status\/1115294337863180288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>While this atrocity is a global concern, the heinous crime is more prevalent in South Asian nations such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, children from Pakistan are smuggled to Iran in oil tankers. <em>Damsaa<\/em>\u00a0will expose the cruel reality of this hidden and heinous practice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Children from Pakistan are smuggled to Iran in oil tankers, says NGO <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lJC87MIYtZ\">https:\/\/t.co\/lJC87MIYtZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nadia Jamil (@NJLahori) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NJLahori\/status\/1115296268513894403?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 8, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Art has always been a good means of spreading awareness. <em>Damsaa<\/em> will spread awareness on how children should be protected from falling prey to child traffickers.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Rajdhani,Poppins,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/its-high-time-that-pakistani-dramas-stop-glorifying-violence-against-women\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Its High Time that Pakistani Dramas Stop Glorifying Violence Against Women<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistani actress Nadia Jamil is mixing her two passions &#8211; social activism and acting &#8211; in\u00a0her upcoming serial\u00a0Damsaa. Damsaa\u00a0is a play about the rampant social evil of child trafficking. Nadia Jamil is known for being very vocal on social issues and raising awareness on subjects that are considered taboo in Pakistani society. The actress has been tweeting about the issue [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/nadia-jamil-is-making-her-return-in-child-trafficking-drama-damsaa\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":221062,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2199,1293,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-221048","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-lollywood","9":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"The Pakistani actress focuses on the evil of child trafficking.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Damsaa-1-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Damsaa-1-758x424.jpg",758,424,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Damsaa-1.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Featured","Lollywood","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Nadia Jamil Is Making Her Return in Child Trafficking Drama \u2018Damsaa\u2019","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2199,1293,1297&exclude=221048","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221048","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/53"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221048\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/221062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221048"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=221048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}