Abu Bakar

Abu Bakar is the calm centre of Dar-e-Nijaat: an engineer raised by his mother Khushbakht to let go of the past and to talk about ideas, not people.

Fans call him the ultimate green flag. He refuses to let anyone use Zaryab's past against her, stays steady during her panic attack, and believes people can change.

Critics, and Sheheryar Munawar himself, point out his flaws: he is a people-pleaser with a saviour complex who struggles to say no, especially to his mother.