{"id":346269,"date":"2022-02-03T16:34:34","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T11:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=346269"},"modified":"2022-02-03T16:34:34","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T11:34:34","slug":"humayun-saeed-to-tackle-issue-of-doctor-bahu-in-pakistan-internet-nods-in-appreciation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/humayun-saeed-to-tackle-issue-of-doctor-bahu-in-pakistan-internet-nods-in-appreciation\/","title":{"rendered":"Humayun Saeed To Tackle Issue of &#8216;Doctor Bahu&#8217; In Pakistan, Internet Nods In Appreciation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Producer Humayun Saeed is working on another production, this time tackling a key social issue in Pakistan. The rather normalized and unnoticed social issue of &#8216;doctor brides&#8217; in Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>Mere Paas Tum Ho<\/em><\/strong> star took to Twitter to raise his voice about the practice of female doctors that don&#8217;t take on their professional roles after getting married. He added the need to highlight this issue in order to have more women participate in the working economy.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Disappointed to find out that only 1 out of 4 female doctors practice after graduation in Pakistan because of family pressure. Thinking of a new project, maybe to highlight this issue. Let\u2019s encourage women to pursue their dreams. #DoctorBahu.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Disappointed to find out that only 1 out of 4 female doctors practice after graduation in Pakistan because of family pressure. Thinking of a new project, maybe to highlight this issue. Let\u2019s encourage women to pursue their dreams. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorBahu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorBahu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamhumayunsaeed\/status\/1488134732168761348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/humayun-saeed-has-strong-opinions-about-pakistani-writers-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Humayun Saeed Has Strong Opinions About Pakistani Writers [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Many people voiced support for a drama serial to highlight the issue. With some people even sharing their own experiences.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;My aunt, MBBS graduate, a gold medalist, married to a doctor obviously, settled in America, but never ever did her medical job after marriage and that too willingly. She had the option but she choose to be a housewife in America.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My aunt, mbbs graduate from Fatimah Jinnah  medical University, a gold medalist, married to a doctor obviously, settled in America, but never ever did her medical job after marriage and that too willingly. She had the option but she choose to be a housewife in America.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; literary cupcake (@hiechorchy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hiechorchy\/status\/1488157872496287749?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/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>People even talked about the trend of pushing girls to enroll in med school for better suitors.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Honestly speaking medical profession for girls these days is primarily opted to get potential rishtas. Beti doctor hogi tou rishta bhi acha aye ka, khandaan mein izzat bhi kaafi hogi. Bas Dr. ki stamp honi chaiye. This is the typical mindset of Pakistani parents.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You are absolutely right, and the poor girl is forced to study medicine even if she doesn&#39;t want to. Then she is threatened that she will be married of to some inferior guy.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Calming Nature (@chrysanthemom43) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/chrysanthemom43\/status\/1488163668110057476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/pakistans-first-blind-civil-judge-gets-married\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pakistan&#8217;s First Blind Civil Judge Gets Married<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Another Netizen added how this problem of &#8216;doctor brides&#8217; even extends to Pakistani communities abroad.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Yes in UK too, quite a lot of Pakistani female doctors not willing to work and to be honest no pressure from husbands. It\u2019s easy to stay at home.And not only doctors but in other professions as well, after leaving Uni not interested to work.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes in UK too, quite a lot of Pakistani female doctors not willing to work and to be honest no pressure from husbands. It\u2019s easy to stay at home.And not only doctors but in other professions as well, after leaving Uni not interested to work<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AatishEchinar (@AEchinar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AEchinar\/status\/1488159686989946881?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 31, 2022<\/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>As the owner of Six Sigma Production, Humayun Saeed has churned out many hit dramas like <strong><em>Dil Lagi<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>Mere Paas Tum Ho<\/em><\/strong>, aside from all the films created under this banner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Producer Humayun Saeed is working on another production, this time tackling a key social issue in Pakistan. The rather normalized and unnoticed social issue of &#8216;doctor brides&#8217; in Pakistan. The Mere Paas Tum Ho star took to Twitter to raise his voice about the practice of female doctors that don&#8217;t take on their professional roles after getting married. He added [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/humayun-saeed-to-tackle-issue-of-doctor-bahu-in-pakistan-internet-nods-in-appreciation\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":53,"featured_media":256541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1298,2199,1291,1297],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-346269","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-featured","9":"category-social-media","10":"category-tv-movies-music"},"wps_subtitle":"Many people voiced support for a drama serial to highlight the issue.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design1-2-364x205.png",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design1-2-758x426.png",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Untitled-design1-2.png",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Ummara Sheraz","categories_name":["Culture","Featured","Social Media","TV &amp; Film"],"title_text":"Humayun Saeed To Tackle Issue of \u2018Doctor Bahu\u2019 In Pakistan, Internet Nods In Appreciation","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=1298,2199,1291,1297&exclude=346269","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346269","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=346269"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346269\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/256541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346269"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346269"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=346269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}