Dar-e-Nijaat sparks heartbreaking stories of real-life men who exploit women, then demand ‘purity’ in marriage

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This week, with Dar-e-Nijaat focusing on Zamil (Nameer Khan) and his abandonment of Zaryab (Dur-e-Fishan Saleem), netizens have related to the plot. While they have criticized him for toxicity and a flawed idea of religion, they have also understood that there are several predators in our society like them. The drama serial’s writer, Umera Ahmed, took to X, asking her followers if they have encountered anyone like Zamil, which received an outpouring of responses from women. She posted:

Her question triggered an overwhelming number of responses from women who had been isolated similarly or known someone with the same experience. Responding to it, a user stated that such people are in every nook, cloaking toxicity in spirituality. They posted:

Sharing a friend’s experience, a netizen stated that he had been left without closure like Zaryab. They stated:

Adding that they were rejected by the excuse of their mother’s disapproval, a user said:

Exposing a man’s sudden move to religion, another user added:

Pointing out how men with a history of flings end up in arranged marriages as they only wish to marry ‘pious’ women, a user said:

Sharing another similar experience, a user said: