4 August (2000-08-04)– 3 November 2000 (2000-11-03)
Zaib-un-Nisa is a Pakistani television series directed by Sahira Kazmi, based on a script by Azra Babar and first broadcast on PTV in 2000. Focuses on the subject of domestic violence,[1][2] the series is the journey of the eponymous protagonist from victimhood to empowerment when she leaves her abusive marriage and lives a dignified life as a single woman.[3]
The drama revolves around a woman, Zebi (Zaib-un-Nisa) who has two sisters and a brother. Zebi is married and husband, Mehmood, is worried about unemployment and quarrels with his wife. Both live in a rented flat. A few years ago, a woman named Saba lived in this flat with her unemployed, destitute and drug addict husband. Saba's husband, Farooq used to take money from his wife for buying drugs but one day she refused. He got angry and killed Saba. A few years later, Zebi and her husband moved into the same flat. Saba's soul used to come and meet Zebi but Zebi thought Saba resides in a neighbouring flat nearby and did not realize that she was being visited by the spirit of a dead woman. Just like Saba's unhappy married life, Zebi's life in this flat starts to go unhappy. One day, her husband Mehmood beats a pregnant Zebu, triggering a miscarriage. Mehmood later regrets the loss of his child and the separation of his wife.
A discussion on self-actualisation in "Zaib-un-Nisa" was held in November 2019 at Olomopolo Media, Lahore, led by M.Phil scholar Muhammad Ali, exploring the serial's progressive portrayal of a woman's journey towards mental growth and independence after leaving an abusive marriage.[6]
↑"Town Talk". The News International. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022.
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