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to make mistakes. Behroze's request has put his daughter in a very difficult situation as she has been asked to marry someone her mother vehemently opposes and someone she herself hardly knows.Similarly Agha Jaan made a great mistake when he humiliated Roohi, an act she just cannot forgive. On the flip side, because of Sohaib’s wishes, Wali is now connected to a girl who is at best indifferent to him and whose family actively dislikes him. It remains to be seen whether such complete trust is rewarded. Well developed characters: With both brothers gone, the focus of the story is shifting towards the lead pair of Faarah and Wali. Just like their respective fathers, superficially they seem to be poles apart. While Wali is a kind, considerate young man, for whom responsibility and taking care of his family is second nature, Faarah is a headstrong, only child, outspoken and determined to “be something”. She mocks her cousin for being the kind who waits at home to get married and has different aspirations. Wali is very much a modern young man with the ambition to study law at Stanford but knows he also has to help run his grandfather’s estate. His reluctant new bride can only see him through her mother’s biased eyes as a backward feudal.Yet both agree to marry for the same reason, a deep trust in their respective fathers. Wali manages to develop a soft corner for his new bride but Faarah remains aloof to him.The other prominent character is Roohi, an insecure, possessive woman who cannot forgive, forget or see beyond her own feelings.For twenty years she was a good mother, a good wife and a good sister but suddenly she fails her husband at his most crucial hour leaving him to die alone. Her character has been negative and her influence will cast a long shadow on Faarah and Wali’s relationship but there may still be some room for nuance in her character arch as the serial progresses. The actors have done a phenomenal job: This ser