As Junaid Khan signs off from Case No. 9, the actor is closing the chapter on a drama that has sparked difficult conversations and sustained rare prime-time engagement with Pakistan’s justice system.

The drama ended on last Thursday with protagonist Sehar (Saba Qamar) emerging victorious in her legal battle against Kamran (Faysal Quraishi). It was a welcome breath of fresh air in how it brought a rape survivor’s legal battle to people’s living rooms and taught lessons on how they can fight for their own rights.

Taking to Instagram after the final episode aired, Khan, who played Rohit, described the drama as a “passion project”, one that extended far beyond entertainment. In a heartfelt video message, he reflected, “It’s not the kind of message that you just get and switch off, you forget once the show concludes. It’s the kind of message that needs to be sent out in the world.”

Khan emphasised that what set Case No. 9 apart was its educational urgency. “We need to know what a victim of harassment will face, what provisions the law offers, what the judicial system states, and the punishment an aggressor can face,” he said, underlining why the show resonated so deeply with him – and, evidently, with audiences.