Kuch Ankahi wins over Twitter by defending inclusion of nikah clauses that protect women.

The list of reasons to love drama Kuch Ankahi keeps only growing - the latest addition being it showing a powerful scene with a character advocating to keep clauses in the nikahnama that protect women but are usually crossed out.

Episode 11, the one where Samiya (played by Mira Sethi) and Saif (played by Ali Safina) get married, aired on Saturday. During their nikah scene, Samiya's aunt, played by Vaneeza Ahmed, interrupts the maulvi sahab, asking him to not cut out any clauses. The maulvi says they hold little importance and the boy's side usually gets them cut. The groom's mother backs him, asking if they doubt their intentions.

The phuppo shuts everyone down by staying adamant on including the clauses on rights to alimony, child custody and divorce, saying Islam has ascribed them for the protection of women and no one has the right to remove them.

Pakistani Twitter is super appreciative of the fact that the drama chose to highlight...

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