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title: "Bilal Maqsood announces return of *Pakkay Dost* with new educational focus"
description: "Most outlets highlighted the return of *Pakkay Dost* on August 22 and mentioned Bilal Maqsood's role in the show. The Express Tribune emphasized the show’s aim to foster children’s love for Urdu and outlined the educational themes, including songs about Urdu, fitness, and the human body. The Daily Times noted the show’s return and its focus on fun and education but did not specify the Urdu emphasis."
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# Bilal Maqsood announces return of *Pakkay Dost* with new educational focus

entertainment · latest filing 13 Aug 2026, 1:15 PM PKT · 13 Aug 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets highlighted the return of *Pakkay Dost* on August 22 and mentioned Bilal Maqsood's role in the show. The Express Tribune emphasized the show’s aim to foster children’s love for Urdu and outlined the educational themes, including songs about Urdu, fitness, and the human body. The Daily Times noted the show’s return and its focus on fun and education but did not specify the Urdu emphasis.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Daily Times** — [Pakkay Dost returns with a new season on August 22](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1537942/pakkay-dost-returns-with-a-new-season-on-august-22/) · 13 Aug 2026, 1:15 PM PKT
  > Bilal Maqsood’s popular children’s puppet show Pakkay Dost will return for its fourth season on August 22. The musician announced the news on Wednesday. The new season will continue the show’s focus on fun and educational Urdu content. Actor Syra Yousuf, who plays Mimi, also appears in the announcement. Read More: Bilal Maqsood credits childhood […]
- **The Express Tribune** — [Bilal Maqsood says 'Pakkay Dost' season 4 aims to foster children’s love for Urdu](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2623678/bilal-maqsood-says-pakkay-dost-season-4-aims-to-foster-childrens-love-for-urdu) · 13 Aug 2026, 9:35 AM PKT · 81% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Show returns on August 22 with educational songs covering Urdu, fitness, animals, vegetables and the human body

2 articles from 2 outlets, 13 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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