{"id":262658,"date":"2020-06-16T11:30:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-16T06:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=262658"},"modified":"2020-06-16T11:32:53","modified_gmt":"2020-06-16T06:32:53","slug":"do-you-remember-these-classic-tv-series-from-ptv-and-stn-in-the-1990s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/do-you-remember-these-classic-tv-series-from-ptv-and-stn-in-the-1990s\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Classic TV Series That Aired on PTV in the 1990s"},"content":{"rendered":"

While Dirili\u015f: Ertu\u011frul<\/em><\/strong> might be a world-renowned series, the Turkish period drama has also attracted its detractors from the Pakistani entertainment industry. The surprising part? This isn’t the first time PTV aired international content to local audiences. We’re talking classic TV series from back in the day<\/p>\n

Pakistani artists and content producers assert that they are opposed to foreign content being aired by Pakistan Television (PTV). They say that this has nothing to do with being a spoil-sport about the massive success of the Turkish series.<\/p>\n

For those of us who grew up in the 80s and 90s, seeing foreign content in PTV, and later STN\/NTM channels, was a time the Pakistani public was hooked on their TVs. The reason? A great mix of local AND international content.<\/p>\n

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The state-broadcaster has been mixing its content with foreign series for ages. Some of the series and movies were not even dubbed in Urdu. Let’s not forget how children’s series like Popeye the Sailor Man<\/em><\/strong> and Looney Tunes<\/em><\/strong> had been aired on TV as early as the 80s and 90s.<\/p>\n

Here are some classic foreign TV series that were aired on Pakistan television before the advent of the private channel boom from the 2000s.<\/p>\n

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