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Case No. 9 Wraps as Geo Hosts On-Air Forum on TV’s Role in Addressing Sexual Violence

The GEO TV drama aims to raise legal literacy on sexual violence through a realistic courtroom focus.

Overview

  • Geo News aired a special discussion with writer-anchor Shahzeb Khanzada and actors Faisal Qureshi and Aamina Sheikh to reflect on the serial’s impact.
  • Star Saba Qamar shared a post-finale message urging empathy and responsibility toward women, following her separate legal action over defamatory claims.
  • Producers and cast describe the project as civic education that explains reporting, prosecution, and consequences under Pakistani law.
  • Critics and participants praise the purpose-built courtroom set and procedural detail as uncommon for prime-time dramas.
  • The show’s themes align with a broader shift in Pakistani television toward confronting taboo issues, underscored by HRCP data on rape cases and the Anti-Rape Act’s fast-track mandate.