It’s not just the raw reality that the drama Case No. 9 is drenched in but the way that it’s expressed that has viewers hooked. You would think that rape was enough, but no, the drama also touches about the sensitive issue of blasphemy and the terror of fake social media propaganda.
If you’ve seen the drama, you have wondered why the rapist Kamran’s (Faysal Quraishi) best friend and business partner’s name is Rohit (Junaid Khan). At first, it was thought that maybe it was a way to include a minority in the story but in Episode 11, we find out that’s not the case.
Rohit reveals to his wife Manisha (Naveen Waqar) that he feels he has a moral obligation to support Kamran, despite knowing that he raped Seher (Saba Qamar) because when they were in college together Kamran had supported him when an angry mob came to the university to attack Rohit for alleged blasphemy. Kamran then stands up against the mob for his friend, convincing them that Rohit had done no such thing (which he had not) and that the people spreading the rumour were doing it for personal reasons. The crowd listens and Rohit owes Kamran his life. At least that’s how Rohit feels.
At first, it was a bit strange, an expectation that the drama was heading in a different, heavy direction but no. Writer Shahzeb Khanzada very smartly touched the issue, let it resonate with the audience and then moved on.
Social media was also all praise for the way the sensitive issue was portrayed.
#caseno9 touched on the issue of blasphemy law in a decent way. Kudos to the writer! https://t.co/Kh3MJNtrjG
— Rukha Dharamkoti (@MPS_BPPH) October 29, 2025
Bravo @shazbkhanzdaGEO for touching the most sensitive issue of blasphemy in #CaseNo9
— Dr Shama Junejo (@ShamaJunejo) October 29, 2025
No one, no one… ever wrote on it ever.
If Rohit thinks Kamran saved him from the mob and he’d be dead without Kamran. Kiran also stood by him.
— Chairman Meow Zedong (@AngryPeddler) October 31, 2025
She deserves to know the truth too.#CaseNo9 pic.twitter.com/eMkVdDv03F
SOCIAL MEDIA TRAUMA
Episode 12 was also very significant when it comes to what victims feel when propaganda is spread about them on social media. Kamran convinces his employee to hire a social media propaganda team to spread Sehar’s photo on social media and that she was after him and his money. The irony is not lost when it is hashtag ‘#JusticeforKamran’ that starts to trend on social media, which is a popular one when someone is standing up for a cause – not realizing it might be misused as well. The rape victim must be protected, says Sehar to her lawyer Beenish (Amina Shaikh) who agrees and says they would take it up with relevant authorities. But the damage is also done when people all around Sehar and her family realize what is happening with the family. The way the drama shows a team being hired to spread misinformation, from seemingly real accounts, makes you think twice about what you might believe on social media and it’s clear that it was done so you would feel that way.
THE WOMEN
It is the women in the drama that are the real stars. They support each other and stand for each other, strong and able to handle the trauma that keeps hitting them.
Beenish and Manisha stand by Sehar like mountains, and the way Manisha does so without even flinching, despite being married to Rohit, is heartwarming. Even Kamran’s wife, Kiran (Rushna Khan) is such a complex character with Rushna truly doing her justice. Kiran is stuck in a web of having to live and trust her child’s father but knowing that he has done ‘something’ wrong and watching Rushna act out the different feelings that Kiran is constantly experiencing really makes you feel for women who are married to manipulative men.
The drama is on a constant high with no low in sight and despite expecting that Sehar will win in the end as good always does, it still keeps you on the edge of your seat because in reality, you never really know if truth in Pakistan will prevail.