Zeenat Bint-e-Sakina Hazir Ho is a Pakistani TV drama serial that was aired on Geo TV

Geo TV

Geo TV or Geo Television is a Pakistani television network, founded by Mr. Mir Shakil ur Rehman in May 2002 and owned by Independent Media Corporation. The channel began test transmission on 14 August 2002, with regular transmission beginning 1 October 2002...

 from March 16, 2010 till June 15, 2010. The serial is written by Mumtaz Bukhari and directed by Mohammad Naeem Khan. The serial is based on true events and highlights the drawbacks of Pakistan’s prevailing feudal system.

Plot

Shumaila and Bilal, unaware of the consequences, decide to marry against the wishes of their families. Angry at their marrying of their own accord, both families decide to take revenge from the couple. Bilal is accused of kidnapping and raping Shumaila. The couple is forced to live apart. Because of the allegations, Bilal now faces life threats from certain elements who want to punish him for the crimes he supposedly committed. Shumaila is pressurised to go against Bilal in the court and Bilal is pressurised to claim that he never married Shumaila.

Cast

• Sanam Baloch
  Sanam Baloch
  Sanam Baloch is a Pakistani actress and television host. Sanam was born in Karachi and started her career as a talk show anchor in the Sindhi language television channel KTN. Sanam hosted two shows Sanam Ji Pasand and Diyoo on KTN. Sanam made her debut on Urdu television in Fahad Mustafa's long...
  
  
• Faisal Shah
• Mustafa Qureshi
• Khayyam Sarhadi
• Qaisar Khan Nizamani
• Yasir Nawaz
• Sohail Asghar
• Mumtaz Kanwal
• Rashid Farooqui

Facts

A serial that is based for the most part on true stories and has been filmed in real locations in Pakistan including Sukkur, Karachi, Jamshoro, Rahim Yar Khan and Pir Jo Goth. Almost all judicial proceedings and judges remarks have been taken from real life cases, and just serve to highlight how common the story is for couples who marry of their own free will.