Foreign dramas will ruin Pak productions, says Fawad Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has become the latest person to join the Ertugrul debate saying that foreign dramas will ruin Pakistani productions.The federal minister took to Twitter on Sunday to exclaim his surprise at the state run TV for taking pride on other countries productions.

"Surprised on@PTVHomeOfficial taking pride on other countries productions,you guys must focus on Pak productions otherwise foreign dramas ll ruin Pak productions,its always cheap to import foreign dramas but this ll have devastating long term effect on our own programming," he tweeted.

The TV series has triggered a debate in Pakistan with many celebrities voicing concern that foreign content will ultimately prove harmful for local content consumption and as a result harm the showbiz industry in Pakistan.Renowned actors such as Osman Khalid Butt, Bilal Ashraf and Mehwish Hayat have praised the show and called on Pakistani producers to come up with similar content.