I can't recall any outstanding drama from recent times, a couple of years back I was in Pakistan and there was this over-the-top cringefest of a drama called Pyaaray Afzal making everyone cry in their living rooms. Tried watching it, but couldn't as it was just not to my taste.
I do however still from time to time watch some grainy footage from YouTube of dramas from the 80's and 90's and even some from the early 2000's. I'm not saying that they were better than what's made now but somehow the acting and situations seemed authentic.
I'll go genre by genre and the rom-com genre comes first. Karachi Center used to be the king of this, and they produced masterpiece after masterpiece but three from Haseena are just wonderful.
Tanhayaan - Haseena Moeen was a phenomenon back in the day and it's sad that I really never saw any of her dramas live which basically means that over a duration of three months waiting for each episode. Among her masterpieces this one stands out to me only because of Kabaacha. The template wasn't unique and often repeated but Kabaacha and Marina Khan together delivered a masterful performance and became a true icon.
Dhoop Kinaray - My brother and sister both became doctors because of this drama. Quality work again I think from Haseena. Masterful dialogs, family bonds, I can never get over the scene when the team of doctors goes out to a rural village to help ppl.
Ankahi - I only rate this below the other two because the one character I didn't like got the ending that they didn't deserve. This is a beautiful beautiful beautiful drama with so much heart and emotion that it has to be watched. Technically, it's better than the other two that I've mentioned but I'm just putting it down because I can.
Honorable mentions - Aansoo, it was modern and nice but not as amazing as the others. Kuhar, a short drama that was amazing and deserves more praise than it got. Shehzori, I've only heard good things about it, tried watching it but haven't but it's considered a groundbreaking critically-acclaimed drama and must be seen and is on my to-watch list.
Lahore Center used to make dramas that were a mix of Sufi culture based on Ashfaq Ahmed's work or other more locally oriented cultures.
Janjaalpoora - I never understood the drama but only now I realize how good of a show this was. Uncle Kyun was masterful.
Aik Muhabbat so Afsaanay - Short teleplays and often one episode dramas based on Ashfaq Ahmed's wok. All of them resonated with the adults and the kids never got what they were about. But guess what, time changes and the kids learn to enjoy these things too.
There are more, I can't really recall but Amjad Islam Amjad really produced quality work. They were not as refined but they still could be watched and were fun. Andhaira Ujaala, Sona Chaandi were really good dramas. I remember one line that was passed to me from my elder brother and it went like
Pigeon kabootar uddan fly, look waikho asmaan sky.
ISPR productions were also very good in a way. Sunehray din, Alpha Bravo Charlie are actually properly good dramas. The good thing is that none of them are anti-India as per say and still deliver. Shoaib Mansoor did some excellent work for Pakistan television. His show Guitar 93' is probably the best serialized video making of songs - it is not a drama per say but it's almost like one.
50-50 is also a beautiful collection of skits. Islamabad Center produced a drama called Guest House which was inspired by John Cleese's The Fawlty Towers but was a fun watch.
Quetta Center produced a drama that was called "Dhuwaaaan" and it was produced by Aashir Azeem. This guy is probably one of the geniuses that we lost to our system. He's now driving trucks in Canada and making Vlogs instead of creating more dramas and that's just sad.
A lot of these things will look out of time now, I guess Humsafar, Pyaare Afzal, etc. kinda dramas will garner more eyeballs and views but PTV's legacy is absolutely a goldmine.
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