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Pakistani television series

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Fishaar فشار Genre Drama Written by Amjad Islam Amjad Directed by Ayub Khawar Starring Qavi Khan Samina Peerzada Sohail Ahmed Waseem Abbas Tauqeer Nasir Nauman Ijaz Country of origin Pakistan Original language Urdu No. of episodes 24 Original release Network PTV Release 1990 (1990) – 1990 (1990)

***Fishaar*** ([Urdu](/source/Urdu_language): فشار; transl. Pressure) is a Pakistani Urdu-language television drama serial written by [Amjad Islam Amjad](/source/Amjad_Islam_Amjad) and directed by [Ayub Khawar](/source/Ayub_Khawar). The 24-episode serial was produced at the Lahore Centre of [Pakistan Television Corporation](/source/Pakistan_Television_Corporation) and first broadcast in 1990.[1][2]

The serial dealt with social pressures faced by young people in urban Pakistan, including unemployment and limited educational opportunities.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] It is among the early-career roles of [Nauman Ijaz](/source/Nauman_Ijaz), whose first significant role came with *Fishaar* after a brief debut appearance in the 1989 PTV play *Aik Din*,[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] as well as of [Sohail Ahmed](/source/Sohail_Ahmed),[3] Natasha Hussain and [Tauqeer Nasir](/source/Tauqeer_Nasir).

## Plot

The serial follows a group of young people navigating financial hardship, joblessness and the pressures of family expectation in a Pakistani urban setting, with several storylines exploring the temptations and difficulties of choosing legitimate paths to advancement.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Cast

- [Qavi Khan](/source/Qavi_Khan) as Seth Razzaq

- [Samina Peerzada](/source/Samina_Peerzada) as Razia

- [Sohail Ahmed](/source/Sohail_Ahmed) as Malik

- [Waseem Abbas](/source/Waseem_Abbas) as Fareed

- [Mehboob Alam](/source/Mehboob_Alam_(actor)) as Toheed

- [Tahira Wasti](/source/Tahira_Wasti) as Bilqees Anees[4]

- [Tauqeer Nasir](/source/Tauqeer_Nasir) as Waleed

- [Abid Kashmiri](/source/Abid_Kashmiri) as Nawaz Din Chaudhary

- [Nauman Ijaz](/source/Nauman_Ijaz) as Ahmad Jamal Khan

- [Mehmood Aslam](/source/Mehmood_Aslam) as Ashfaq

- [Aurangzeb Leghari](/source/Aurangzeb_Leghari) as Murtaza Khan

- [Khursheed Shahid](/source/Khursheed_Shahid) as Shamsa

- [Arifa Siddiqui](/source/Arifa_Siddiqui) as Rabab

- [Naima Khan](/source/Naima_Khan) as Lalarukh

- [Khalid Butt](/source/Khalid_Butt_(actor)) as Zaid

- Natasha Hussain as Natasha

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["پاکستان ٹیلی وژن کے یادگار ڈرامے"](https://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1047416). *Dawn News* (in Urdu). 26 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["میرا پہلا ٹی وی ڈرامہ "فشار" تھا جس سے مجھے اور نعمان اعجاز کو شہرت ملی: نتاشا حسین"](https://www.urdupoint.com/daily/livenews/2016-08-24/news-709627.html). *Urdu Point* (in Urdu). 24 August 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Paracha, Nadeem F. (19 February 2023). ["In memoriam: The drama in the poet"](https://www.dawn.com/news/1737486). *Dawn*. Retrieved 24 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Renowned TV actress Tahira Wasti dies at age 68"](https://www.dawn.com/news/701865/renowned-tv-actress-tahira-wasti-dies-at-age-68). *Dawn*. 11 March 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2026.

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