Pakistan, Nov. 27 -- I will make a confession from the start: although I watch Pakistani dramas, I often fast-forward episodes and rely on recaps to reach the end quickly. Case in point: the 58-episode Dayan, which dragged on endlessly and concluded with an absurd ending.

In contrast, the recently concluded drama Sher spans 39 episodes and manages to stay engaging throughout. Skillfully edited and well-paced, it keeps viewers hooked without the urge to fast-forward.

The drama revolves around a generations-old feud between two wealthy landowning families, the Zamans and the Maliks. Bakht Zaman (Munawwar Saeed) and Malik Salahuddin (Salman Shahid) head the families, and their plans to marry their children off are ruined by a bitter proper...