{"id":318493,"date":"2021-06-19T13:55:12","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T08:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=318493"},"modified":"2021-06-19T13:55:12","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T08:55:12","slug":"twitter-wants-to-ban-dhoop-ki-deewar-and-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/twitter-wants-to-ban-dhoop-ki-deewar-and-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter Wants to Ban &#8216;Dhoop Ki Deewar&#8217; And Here&#8217;s Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite <strong><em>Dhoop Ki Deewar<\/em><\/strong> writer Umera Ahmed issuing a detailed statement to address objections on the web series, the criticism is not letting down.<\/p>\n<p>Now <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23BanDhoopKiDeewar&amp;src=typeahead_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BanDhoopKiDeewar<\/a> is trending on Pakistani Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Although Umera Ahmed shared how the web series doesn&#8217;t go against the two-nation theory but talks about how war causes grief on all sides, people didn&#8217;t get the hint. The story then follows how two people are united by grief despite all the animosity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Ideology of Pakistan is the Identity of Pakistan Two Nations theory<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanDhoopkiDeewar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanDhoopkiDeewar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3s2y1gzSEd\">pic.twitter.com\/3s2y1gzSEd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rana Mehwish (@rana2k21) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rana2k21\/status\/1405833616031092743?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/MNaeemUllah3\/status\/1405879137089294336<\/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: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/umera-ahmed-clears-objections-on-dhoop-ki-deewar-being-a-hindu-muslim-love-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Umera Ahmed Clears &#8216;Objections&#8217; On &#8216;Dhoop Ki Deewar&#8217; Being a Hindu-Muslim Love Story<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There&#8217;s also the objection that the drama serial is trying to present a positive image of India. How? And does it villanize Pakistan? No. So how is this even an issue?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If I may ask <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AhadRazaMir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AhadRazaMir<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SejalAli?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SejalAli<\/a><br \/>Didnt you guys read the script?? How and why you choose to work in a project that is trying to soften the image of evil, brutal and shameless Indian Army? Have u forgotten the atrocities on our <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kashmiris?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kashmiris<\/a> ?? Such a shame !<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanDhoopKiDeewar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanDhoopKiDeewar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/F06QTo38Rw\">pic.twitter.com\/F06QTo38Rw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nousheen Irfan Khan (@nousheen_irfan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nousheen_irfan\/status\/1405933637388931074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rashid2k21\/status\/1405831242126352385<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then there was the issue of Kashmir. It is unclear if the drama serial draws light on the issue aside from the obvious fact that it is the main sore spot between India and Pakistan. Yet people alleged the drama serial promoted anti-Kashmir sentiment.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/UmeHareemLhr\/status\/1405845032800821255<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arslan_Sadiq\/status\/1405873661232435205<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/SyedOfficial92\/status\/1405856346063376388<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/elmir_khan\/status\/1405919074002116620<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some even dragged Balochistan into this.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">RAW sponsored are killing our soldiers in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Balochistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Balochistan<\/a> &amp; we are sponsoring the web series based on Anti-state and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kashmir?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kashmir<\/a> narrative. Shame! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Pakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Pakistan<\/a> will always stand with the oppressed people of IIOJK.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanDhoopKiDeewar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanDhoopKiDeewar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DhoopKiDeewar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DhoopKiDeewar<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/38Bl10j9N6\">pic.twitter.com\/38Bl10j9N6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wali Khan (@WaliKhan_TK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WaliKhan_TK\/status\/1405864381464842241?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Umera Ahmed is also trending on Twitter as people call for her to be banned too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Not only <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanDhoopKiDeewar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanDhoopKiDeewar<\/a> but also Ban Umaira Ahmed The traitor. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gthy3nnvox\">pic.twitter.com\/gthy3nnvox<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Removed (@Safia_Afaqii) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Safia_Afaqii\/status\/1405892298395860999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/buisnessareeb31\/status\/1405965878936707076<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/akashsayss\/status\/1406098394922176516<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Pakistanis Call Out the Hate<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, some people are disgusted by the pointless discussion and called on people to focus on issues that actually affect the average Pakistani.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/hibathesloth\/status\/1405864138098851843<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Others criticized the fact that Pakistanis will watch Bollywood movies despite the Bollywood ban, yet will not support Pakistani artists, and a Pakistani project.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/a6a_bacha\/status\/1406088204437098497<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/North_Star88\/status\/1405911796024807430<\/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: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/national-minorities-day-these-souls-deserve-our-thanks-and-gratitude\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Minorities Day: These Souls Deserve Our Thanks and Gratitude<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The criticism is warranted given the offensive statements some people are making, such as Hindus and Muslims cannot live together. It is pertinent to mention that there is a clear strip of white in the Pakistani flag to represent Pakistan&#8217;s minorities.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">India and Pakistan came into being on the ideology of two nation theory. Hindus and Muslims cannot live at the same place without conflicts. We need to understand this fact and should condemn this serial.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BanDhoopKiDeewar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BanDhoopKiDeewar<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%8619_%D8%B4%D8%A8_%D8%AE%D9%88%D9%86?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u062c\u0648\u064619_\u0634\u0628_\u062e\u0648\u0646<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RunMFrDaqW\">pic.twitter.com\/RunMFrDaqW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ahmed Ali Awan (@ahmedaliawaan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahmedaliawaan\/status\/1406103470260826112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perhaps it&#8217;s high time we re-evaluate our opposition for India. We need to make sure we direct our dissent where it belongs; on issues like Kashmir. Not internally at our own minorities that have been contributing to Pakistan since independence.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>ZEE5 Free Subscriptions<\/h3>\n<p>On the other hand, ZEE5 is offering free viewing of <strong><em>Dhoop Ki Deewar<\/em><\/strong> exclusively for Pakistanis.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This special gesture in Pakistan is a reinforcement of the series&#8217; message of <em>Heart over Hate<\/em> and an attempt to take this show and its premise to maximum viewers across the country.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>The web series will premiere on 25th June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The ZEE5 App can be downloaded from Google Play Store or the iOS App Store. ZEE5 is also available on www.ZEE5.com. The app is also available on Samsung Smart TV, Apple TV, Android TV, and Amazon Fire TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite Dhoop Ki Deewar writer Umera Ahmed issuing a detailed statement to address objections on the web series, the criticism is not letting down. Now #BanDhoopKiDeewar is trending on Pakistani Twitter. Although Umera Ahmed shared how the web series doesn&#8217;t go against the two-nation theory but talks about how war causes grief on all sides, people didn&#8217;t get the hint. 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