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The motherhood of an Intersex, which kept her struggling whole life, finally brought her adopted son back to her, after becoming a father himself.

A story of a mother, in village of Thar desert, who sacrificed her motherhood for the justice to her country and for a soldier whom she also said to be her son.

Seema gives birth to a baby girl on the way to hospital after a road accident and loses her husband Imran. Her sister and brother in law arrive hospital and informed about the tragedy. When Seema comes in conscious she asks about Imran. And tries to find him in other wards when told that due to accident he is injured. She gets raged and doesn't even care about watching baby. She can't absorb the bad news of his death and turns out to be a mental patient in next few days. Imran married Seema out of his parents' approval so when his parents come to hospital to collect his body, they tell Naila to keep the child and they don't need it. Seema is being sent to Mental hospital. Naila takes the baby girl home and tries her best to pull Seems back to her present by bringing her baby during visits. Seema becomes violent day by day and lives only in the memory of Imran. Naila's husband is never happy to keep the child. After six years, there comes no positive change in Seema's condition except that she keeps quiet mostly. Naila's husband, already worried due to financial problems, persuades her to send the child to orphanage. Naila doesn't want to send the child but has no choice. When they are on their way to orphanage, Naila stops at Mental Hospital to have a look at Seema. Beena, Seema's daughter also gets off the taxi and follows Naila inside. When Seema watches Beena, she has something in her eyes. Naila sends kid to play near the door but Seema keeps watching her and when another woman comes near Beena, Seema rushes to escort her and beats the other woman. Naila takes the child and runs outside due to chaos. Seema runs after Naila crying and shouting that "this is her daughter".

Indus Telefilm Festival selected seven best feature length films for the competition on interesting topics and announced a cash prize of Five Hundred thousand for the number one film of the festival.

Sahir Lodhi is a famous radio and TV presenter who made his first TV appearance in Chai Time, a live morning show, on Indus TV Network, which became a famous show. Everyday a celebrity personality was invited on set and live phone calls from viewers were taken.

Kamran Qureshi collected 13 TV films stories in his previous three years research and experience of studying motherly emotions for talk show Ariel Mothers. Stories based on the precious relationship of mother and child, priceless love, emotions, enduring bravery and sacrifice. Mothers were shown from different cultures and parts of society with their own circumstances and customs.

Sheru, twelve year old only son of a roadside hotel owner, used to host people with his special tea made by himself. Very kind, well mannered child who was fond of studies but never agreed to go to big town for education fearing his father would be alone without him. An ill mannered driver, used to come to hotel and misbehave with waiters if something goes wrong. Sheru apologizes him. Some boys come to the hotel and ask about nearby Mill, Sheru treats them very well and they promise to come daily for breakfast and teach Sheru something. One day a snake bit Sheru whilst he went to bring her school bag when the boys came to hotel. The boys tried to took him to hospital in their van but the same truck driver who left hotel sometime ago didn't give them the way, not knowing who were they, and Sheru died on the way. After few days when the driver came back to hotel, Sheru's father presented him Special Tea, when driver asked about Sheru, father told him that he died and about a truck driver who stopped their way. The driver recalled everything. Sheru's father kept filling his cup with tea telling him the details. Driver whilst leaving the hotel felt like he has been poisoned in tea. He kept feeling that and on his way this time the boys were in front of him in their van. This time they didn't know if something was wrong with truck driver and they didn't leave the way for him. When driver arrived hospital he told that he was poisoned and he couldn't survive. Doctor, when checked diagnosed that he had a heart attack.

Shehnaz tried to do suicide due to her and Aftab having no children until after ten years of their marriage. One day a beggar came to their doorstep. Aftab asked servant to give him food but Shehnaz being annoyed with fake beggars, tried to stop Aftab. The beggar listening to her conversation offered her to take her to a saint who will pray for her to have children. They went to the saint, who prayed for them. Shehnaz saw a dream that saint gave her two roses. She got pregnant and had twin boys. They both went to the saint again and insisted him to ask for something as they wanted to give him something. Saint asked them to leave one of the babies there. Shehnaz got raged and left taking one baby, but Aftab gave the other baby to saint before leaving. Shehnaz didn't want to give any baby and tried to go back into get the baby back but Aftab did not let her. The saint used to come to the place once every year, so Shehnaz started going to the shrine every year same day to find her baby until her son was an adult. It was his birthday and she was again not home like every year, he argued with his father who told him that they both will fight her when she comes back and offered to go and bring her back. But the son refused and told his father that he himself will go to bring her back. Shehnaz found her second son fortunately after so many years at shrine and was really glad. She took the boy with her and set off for home. The other son had an accident on his way and died. When Shehnaz arrived home, she saw the ambulance at home and when she entered in with her second son, she found Aftab crying on the dead body of first son. She was destined to have one child at a time, however she wanted to get both of them together.

Indus TV Network celebrates first drama awards bringing lots of fun and entertainment along with the achievements from past and present best classic dramas.

A film review based program focused on released and upcoming films, interviews of artists, directors, producers, writers, stylists, makeup artists, music composers, lyricists, and many other people in the industry. There are four segments in the program, each one is designed to give a full picture of coming and going films and deep insight of industry. First segment 'All U Need to Know' is about the upcoming films, on location and set interviews, shooting clips, camera work, songs, acting, direction, etc. which give a taste of how the film would be, which team is working in which film, where the shootings are going on. The second segment Focus is one of its own type, where the actors are given a platform to speak openly and say whatever they want to. The third segment 'Back Flash', is about the films which are on their backward journey or whether already had gone off cinema screen. It gives a brief view of what kind of film it was, how much business did it do, whether it was a hit or flop, how was it taken by the public, which artist became favorite and which one went down on the list, hit songs and stars. Fourth segment 'Golden People' was focused on stars from past, their golden experiences, their work, views and ideas about present films.

Way to hope is one of the many stories during the independence of Pakistan and India from British rule in 1947. Hajira and Yousuf migrated from India to Pakistan among other Muslims. They lost their son during riots and their daughter Sakina did suicide in the same period to avoid being captured and exploited by rioters. On the way to Pakistan, Hajira and Yousuf find Zubaida unconscious without any clothing, being raped and thrown on the roadside. They bring her along and keep her with them in Pakistan. Yousuf starts working as gardener and Hajira stays at home with Zubaida who never speaks nor eat. Both Hajira and Yousuf tries to persuade her to forget the past and start living in present. After few days, they find out that Zubaida is pregnant. She tries to do suicide but they save her. Hajira asks her that she will not let Zubaida see the baby's face and will send it away but she has to wait until the birth. When the baby is born, Hajira asks Yousuf to take the baby and leave him somewhere but Yousuf can't do that and brings baby home. Once seen, Zubaida's motherhood doesn't allow to throw away her baby and she keeps him. When baby is six months old, Zubaida meets her mother at the hospital where her brother sees the baby and asks whose baby is he? He then tells his mother that Zubaida can't come to their house until she gives the baby away, which she refuses. One day, brother goes to Hajira's home, picks the baby but Yousuf stops him from taking the baby. He tries to kill the baby but Hajira calls men from neighbors and brother has to leave. Zubaida then goes to a Gurdwara (Temple) and gives the baby to the Guru. After almost seventeen years, when war breaks between India and Pakistan in 1965, Zubaida is old and alone. Brother comes and tells her to go with him due to area being evacuated but she refuses. She can't prepare herself to leave the place where she has the memories of baby, Hajira and Yousuf. Brother goes and there comes a teenager Sikh boy. Hajira pulls a knife to defend herself and upon asking he tells that he is her son.

Jamal, a doctor, was brought up and educated by her single mother who got widowed when Jamal was only seven. She worked in people's houses as maid and earned to make their living and for Jamal's education. She passes a hard time for her son. When Jamal became a doctor, he showed his Mom the picture of a girl who then arranged his marriage. The girl was very obedient, good wife and daughter in law who started doing all the housework telling mother in law to only sit on the bed and rest. Mother was used to of working all the time. Sitting and doing nothing was not acceptable for her. She asked Jamal to tell his wife not to forbid her from working. But Saima was not ready. She thought people will tease her if she will let the old lady work. Jamal's mother got sick and stuck to bed. He couldn't diagnose the problem. Saima told him that Mom had head lice and she doesn't even let her touch her head. Jamal told her to use some shampoo but she said Mom usually remains angry with her. Jamal told her jokingly that once he had the head lice and Mom took all her hair off with a razor. One day whilst at work Jamal got a phone that mom is very sick. He hurried home and saw that all people were gathered outside. When he went in he saw the Saima was sitting near Mom who had a bald head and was dead. Saima told him that she only took her hair off and she took poison and did suicide. Jamal took the same razor and cut Saima's throat. Jamal was arrested and had a case in court where he accepted his crime because he wanted to die and see his mother. He was given a death sentence, which he accepted happily. A Sergeant at Jail persuaded him a lot and compelled him to tell his story. Jamal told him everything but never agreed to fight for himself. He was hanged to death.

A court room drama series, following in the traditions of Rashomon effect.

Noroz, who belonged to the tribal areas, lived in a metropolitan city with his father and ten years old younger brother Gulzar. He drove taxi for ten years, collected three hundred thousand. He paid that amount to the girl's family, whom he loved and married, as Wulvar (a custom in some tribal areas where groom has to pay money to bride's family). Noroz asks Maryam to take care of Gulzar more than him, like her own child. After a few days of marriage, Noroz dies in an accident on roadside. Wazir Khan (father) wants to go back to village but Maryam stops him due to Gulzar's education and seeks permission to work in a factory for expenses. Wazir Khan watches a person from village who comes to see Maryam in factory to propose her, which she refuses. He then calls men from Maryam's family and in their presence it is decided to marry Maryam with Gulzar. After some time lapse, when Gulzar is about more than twenty years of age, he still calls Maryam as Sister in Law and Wazir Khan objects on it that she is his wife. Gulzar has never accepted that fact and still takes her as sister in law. He likes a girl Chammo in neighbors and meets her secretly. Chammo is jealous of Maryam as she is aware of the fact that Gulzar is married to her. Wazir Khan asks Maryam to make Gulzar realize that she is his wife. Maryam prepares herself to feel in the way and gives some attention towards herself to become Gulzar's wife but same day Chammo's father catches Gulzar and Chammo meeting somewhere. He comes to Wazir Khan and tells him the story. Wazir Khan beats Gulzar for that and tells Maryam that this all her fault that she set him free and never acted as his wife. Maryam calls Chammo and asks her if Chammo would be ready to share Gulzar with her. Chammo tells her that Gulzar takes her as his mother not wife. Maryam gives up her last hope after this incident and decides to become mother instead of trying to be a wife. Maryam asks Gulzar if he loves Chammo who says yes. Maryam then speaks to Wazir Khan to marry Gulzar with Chammo. Wazir Khan is not happy at all and asks Maryam why she wants to bring a co-wife. Maryam tells him that she is bringing a daughter in law as Gulzar has never accepted this marriage and never acted as a husband. Maryam then tells Gulzar that she is arranging his marriage with Chammo but he needs to divorce her before that to give her the status of a mother. This is a shock for Gulzar but finally he divorces Maryam.

Selling girls when in womb is a norm. Unfortunate woman forced by her husband to abandon her girl when it will born.

Roofi, a seven year old boy, is taken off from school by his father, Majid, to beg on a traffic signal with him. Sajida wants Roofi to study and doesn't like him begging but is compelled due to her husband. People give good amount in beggary to child and a lady even brings him toys and sweets. Once the lady calls Majid, but being busy on signal he refuses to listen. Same night police takes Majid to Police station and leaves him after warning. Next day, Majid apologizes the lady and she asks him how much does he earn a day there on traffic lights. In the meanwhile, Roofi comes across an accident. Lady takes him to hospital for first aid and once attended, she asks Makid to give Roofi to her. She offers him money and drops him home. Majid thinks about it and decides. He goes to her home and leaves Roofi there. Sajida, his wife, creates a lot of fuss and insists to go and see Roofi. Majid takes her there next day where she tries to take Roofi away. Majid brings her back home and beats her. She goes to see Roofi every day standing outside the gates of lady's home. She is punished by her husband again and again but she refuses to give up. Finally, one day when she is outside the gate watching Roofi going to school, Majid arrives and at homes he beats her severely about to kill her when the lady arrives and gives Roofi back to them, cussing Sajida. Sajida gets happy finding her only son back. But when Majid asks her to get Roofi ready to go for begging, Sajida decides and goes to the lady's house giving up herself for a better life of her son away from begging.