Editorial · October 2026

Top 20 Pakistani dramas of all time

A ShowBuzz ranking of serials that still define the form. It is not HUM’s TRP sheet and it is not “best of 2026”. Open any title for cast, writer and director.

1. 1

   Humsafar

   2011 · HUM TV · Farhat Ishtiaq

2. 2

   Zindagi Gulzar Hai

   2012 · HUM TV · Umera Ahmed

3. 3

   Yaqeen Ka Safar

   2017 · HUM TV · Farhat Ishtiaq

4. 4

   Alif

   2019 · Geo Entertainment · Umera Ahmed

5. 5

   Parizaad

   2021 · HUM TV · Hashim Nadeem

6. 6

   Diyar-e-Dil

   2015 · HUM TV · Farhat Ishtiaq

7. 7

   Pyarey Afzal

   2013 · ARY Digital · Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar

8. 8

   Shehr-e-Zaat

   2012 · HUM TV · Umera Ahmed

9. 9

   Sadqay Tumhare

   2014 · HUM TV · Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar

10. 10

    Ranjha Ranjha Kardi

    2018 · HUM TV · Faiza Iftikhar

11. 11

    Meray Paas Tum Ho

    2019 · ARY Digital · Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar

12. 12

    Suno Chanda

    2018 · HUM TV · Saima Akram Chaudhry

13. 13

    Ehd-e-Wafa

    2019 · HUM TV, PTV Home and ISPR · Mustafa Afridi

14. 14

    Udaari

    2016 · HUM TV · Farhat Ishtiaq

15. 15

    Tere Bin

    2022 · Geo Entertainment · Nooran Makhdoom

16. 16

    Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum

    2024 · HUM TV · Farhat Ishtiaq

17. 17

    Cheekh

    2019 · ARY Digital · Zanjabeel Asim Shah

18. 18

    Ishq Murshid

    2023 · HUM TV

19. 19

    Dastaan

    2010 · HUM TV · Samira Fazal, from Razia Butt’s novel Bano

20. 20

    Kaisi Teri Khudgarzi

    2022 · ARY Digital