In a recent development, the Karachi Bar Association has officially condemned renowned Pakistani actor Faysal Quraishi and a private media channel for allegedly damaging the reputation of the legal fraternity in their drama series, “Zulm.”
The condemnation, signed by General Secretary Ikhtiar Ali Channa and Chairman of the Human Rights Committee Zahid Hussain Soomro, expresses deep discontent with the portrayal of the legal profession in the drama “Zulm,” particularly highlighting Faysal’s alleged use of inappropriate language against lawyers.
According to the statement issued by the Bar Association, the depiction of the legal fraternity in the drama has been deemed contemptuous, causing significant harm to its reputation. The Association has unequivocally demanded an apology from all parties involved, including Faysal and the owner of the private media house.
In response to the condemnation, Faysal took to Instagram to address the controversy. In a heartfelt video message, he expressed gratitude towards Kaiser Khan Nizamani, a lawyer of the Karachi High Court and Karachi Bar Court, who reached out to him to discuss the issue.
“A notification was issued after which all hell broke loose. My fans and friends were worried all morning. At the place I was at, there weren’t any signals there. So anyway, I was getting a lot of calls but I’m very grateful to Kaiser Khan Nizamani Sahib, who is a lawyer of Karachi High Court and Karachi Bar Court,” he shared.
Faysal further expressed, “I’m very thankful to him that he called me up and he asked me what the problem was. So I told him, look Sir you understand that as an actor there is no fault of ours in this, we say whatever is written.”
The actor acknowledged the concerns raised by the legal fraternity and expressed regret if anyone had been hurt by the portrayal in the drama. Reminding his followers about how he merely plays the characters penned by the showrunners, Faysal said, “Yes, this play had a lot of things that we ourselves, personally, I mean we told them that we won’t say this, this shouldn’t be said, so we didn’t say a lot of things.”
“Sometimes by accident, some things slip through, those can be redacted later on as well. Anyway, this went on air because of which our lawyer bhai was upset, I’m very sorry if anyone has been hurt,” he added.
The actor emphasized that regardless of the typical protocol in showbiz, he deeply regretted any harm caused to individuals. “I personally dislike causing hurt to anyone because I’m also a part of this community/society. If someone were to say something similar about me, it would hurt. Therefore, we will make efforts to ensure that such incidents do not occur in the future,” he reiterated.
