Does Kafeel’s Finale Beat Humrahi? Check The Top 5 Pakistani Dramas of Week 18 (2026) on YouTube

Kafeel beats Humrahi in global views, but combined numbers tell a different story. Check Week 18’s top Pakistani dramas list.

Pakistani dramas have maintained their popularity across the world, especially in India, due to their YouTube accessibility. They have showcased immense competition in week 18, 2026, as major shows gave tough competition to each other. Kafeel has emerged as the top contender as it beats Humrahi in some manner. Check the list of the top 5 Pakistani dramas of this week below: 

5. Zanjeerein Debuts with Decent Opening

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• Global: 8.5M
• India: 1.54M
• Combined: 10.04M

Sejal Ali’s Zanjeerein has performed well on its opening week, as it gathered around 5.2 million views globally and 1 million in India with its first episode, followed by 3.3M global and 547K Indian views in episode 2. 

The opening week has explored the base of the main story, in which Danyal Zafar’s character is seen madly in love with Sehar Hashmi’s character. Meanwhile, Sejal Ali’s character is also seen with Amir Gilani’s character in a romantic scene. But things took a dramatic turn when some people entered their house, and the story moved to a flashback. 

Danyal’s character is shown as the best friend of Amir Gilani’s character while romanticising with Sehar’s character. A strong enmity has also been shown between Danyal’s character’s family and unknown people over a property dispute. This dispute can be considered as the main track of the show.

The show seems to be a thrilling show with a strong star cast. The upcoming episodes will reveal more about this interesting show. 

4. Kafeel Finishes Strong but Falls Short Overall

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• Global: 13.3M
• India: 2.2M
• Combined: 15.5M

Sanam Saeed and Emmad Irfani starrer ends on a crowd-pleasing note as it gathered around 15.5 million views with its final two episodes. The audience appreciated its climax as Zeba (Sanam Saeed) is seen marrying his first love, Jami (Hassan Khan), after she divorced her husband. 

The drama has given a strong message that women should get married even after being divorced from a marriage.  Children's initiation to convince their mother to get married becomes one of the most talked-about elements of these final episodes. 

Viewers also express disappointment with some aspects of the finale. They didn’t like the sudden ending of the show, as they were hoping for more episodes on how Jami will handle his stepchildren. Some of them also express anger over a scene in which Zeba is seen talking to her son, Subuk, because they expect her to take her children with her. 

Though most people appreciated the happy ending as Subuk also gets engaged to his lady love, Daneen. 

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3. Humrahi Beats Kafeel on Combined Strength

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• Global: 11.6M
• India: 5.5M
• Combined: 17.1M

Starring Danish Taimoor and Hiba Bukhari, the drama has been successful in beating Kafeel in the overall views.  But its Indian views have helped it to secure the third position. Otherwise, it could have slipped to the fourth position. Are you wondering how? Keep reading to know about it.  

This week's episode has given much relief to the fans of Elif (Hiba) and Sayhaan (Danish) as Sayhaan’s father has agreed to their marriage for the sake of his son’s health. Meanwhile, Elif has also discovered that Sayhaan is suffering from heart disease. She still agreed to the marriage while being tense about their future. 

2. Shaidai Balances Global and Indian Reach

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• Global: 17.6M
• India: 6.5M
• Combined: 24.1M

Although Humrahi somehow managed to stay ahead of Kafeel, it still failed to beat Feroze Khan’s Shaidai. This is because Shaidai earned a combined 24.1 million views from its 2 episodes. 

Similar to Zanjeerein, Shaidai is also taking a thrilling turn with new episodes. This week, viewers see a shocking revelation where Ali’s brother revealed that their parents had died not because of accidents. Instead, they were murdered by someone. He also warns Miraal to stay away from them. 

This thrilling revelation makes the audience engaged in the drama. Yet, it fails to be the number 1 drama of the week. 

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1. Ghulam Badshah Sundri Stays Unstoppable

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• Global: 23M
• India: 4.6M
• Combined: 27.6M

Similar to last week, this love triangle drama also leads this week amid high competition in the list. It gathers around 27.6 million combined views with 2 episodes. Its engaging storyline has grabbed the audience's attention for many weeks. 

This week, viewers witnessed the high-voltage drama as Badshah gets married to Murk despite his love for Sundri. However, the drama takes a shocking turn when he learns about Sundri going missing. 

It would be now interesting to see whether it will retain its position next week. 

Does Kafeel’s Finale Beat Humrahi?

As mentioned above, Humrahi has taken third position in the combined views. But it has trails by Kafeel in terms of ARY Digital’s or global views, as Kafeel has gathered around 13.3 million views with its 2 episodes. Meanwhile, Humrahi has only managed to gather around 11.6 million views through the same number of episodes in terms of the global viewership. 

Indian viewers helped Humrahi to protect its legacy as it earned 5.5 million views on an Indian channel. But Kafeel only managed to earn 2.2 million views on the Indian channel. 

What To Expect Next Week?

Pakistani dramas have given touch fight in week 18, 2026. Humrahi has the most impacted show of this week as it almost gets saved from trailing at no. 3. Although Kafeel has gone, it has given a tough fight to its competitors. 

As Bas Tera Saath Ho starring Farhan Saeed is premiering today, it would be interesting to see whether it would be able to give a tough fight to the top 5 Pakistani dramas of the next week. 

Share your favourite drama name in the comment section below. 

Note - The numbers in this article are based on the reporting at the time of writing. 

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Published: 4 April 2026 at 7:52 PM IST