Lazawal Ishq is Pakistan’s first reality dating show, which has been airing on Digital platform YouTube. The dating show’s format has triggered significant public backlash. The show is being hosted by actress Ayesha Omar and it has been filmed at a villa in Turkey, the show features eight Pakistani contestants (four girls and four boys) living under one roof in a quest to find their forever love.
Pakistani public and a few celebrities are quite vocal against the concept of Lazawal Ishq and they have called it out multiple times. Fiza Ali has also openly called out the format of the dating show in her morning show Morning with Fiza.
Talking to the guest speaker about it, Fiza Ali said, “Now this is also being done in a sophisticated way that they are promoting dating and vulgarity in a reality show, they are harming the respect and values of society, dating shows are now being run on digital media, where they are teaching people how to date, how to be nude, and how to promote vulgarity. People are watching these dating methods, observing, and learning from them. We are now allowing our daughters to teach others how to date. Is this right? Are they gaining respect from it? To this, the guest speaker responded that they are not gaining respect but rather popularity — and they are okay with it.” Here is the link to the video:
