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Lazwaal Ishq

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How it feels

A Pakistani reality dating show follows eight contestants living together in a luxury Turkish villa. Instead of forming romantic connections, the participants end up bullying each other over mental health and skin color. The host does not protect the contestants.

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What happens

Lazwaal Ishq (Urdu: لَزَوَال عشق; transl. Eternal Love or Undying Love) is a 2025 Pakistani Urdu-language reality dating show hosted by actress Ayesha Omar. The series is filmed in Turkey, and started out with featuring eight Pakistani contestants, four men and four women, living together in a luxury villa while forming romantic connections and competing in various challenges. The show have since spiraled into an, almost, pure bullying show where the host is not acting in the best interest of the contestants. The program is regarded as the first Urdu-language dating reality show produced for digital platforms in Pakistan. It has attracted widespread attention and debate for introducing a Western-style dating format into Urdu media. The constants have complained, in interviews, about lack of diversity in food and drinks, only being served bread and eggs. Compared to other countries "Love Island", this production lacks direction, responsibility, and actual romance/love or intrigues past bullying based on precived mental health and/or skin color. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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