After Raza’s (Usman Mukhtar) tragic passing, Pamaal has reached another important turning point, where Malika (Saba Qamar) learns to live without her husband as she tries to fill his shoes for their daughter, Hadia (Daneen). She has to buckle up for the hurdles of life and find a way to be a present, supportive parent.
Malika’s pain and loss take a back foot as the loss of a father haunts Hadia. To protect her daughter’s childhood, she decides to pull herself together and begin to fulfil all responsibilities with the support of her mother (Salma Zafar).
Unable to mourn her husband’s death, the financial and emotional responsibilities on her shoulders take the best of her, and she starts looking for work. She does not want Hadia to lose touch with the life Raza had been providing her to honour his memory and wishes. She is now set to become Hadia’s father and mother as the young girl navigates her life through the great loss.
However, many troubles are seeking her as she keeps on landing in unforeseen circumstances and is bound to get out of them on her own. First, she has to get her car fixed on her own while also picking up her daughter from school on time, and then her car is even stolen.
Yet she keeps finding her resilience because of her daughter and keeps getting back on her feet, over and over. With the help of a friend, she lands a job as a scriptwriter at a production agency, and now Malika has the financial independence she has been fighting for. What Pamaal also brings up is how Malika will balance work and personal life as a single parent.
The powerful episode has left the audience teary-eyed as they understand how close to reality Malika’s story is. A netizen commented on how realistically Pamaal captures a family going through loss and said:
Appreciating how Malika’s character has developed, showing an arc of compromise, grief and strength, a user posted:
Pamaal scores all points for relatability, as many could relate to the situation she is in, the loss of a partner and how she is supposed to find her way through with a child. A netizen posted about losing her husband when her daughter was the age of Hadia and said that she could relate highly to the sentiments of Hadia. Showing her trust in Allah through the process, she stated:
Another woman shared her experience, stating how she felt alone and kept finding strength for the sake of her children. She posted:
A viewer shared how she went through the same experience as Hadia, as she lost her father when she was 8 years old. She said:
