ɪn ˈɔːɡəst tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, ɐ mˈɛmbɚɹ ʌvðə tˈeɪɹiːkˈaɪɪnsˈæf pˈɑːɹɾi səbmˈɪɾᵻd ɐ ɹˌɛzəlˈuːʃən ɪnðə pʌndʒˈɑːb ɐsˈɛmbli kˈɔːlɪŋ fɚɹə bˈæn ɔnðə sˈɪɹiz, ɐlˈɛdʒɪŋ ðə ʃˈoʊz "nˈɛɡətˌɪv ˈɪmpækt" ˌɔn pˌækɪstˈæni tʃˈɪldɹən: wˈʌn ʌvðə sˈaɪɾᵻd ɹˈiːzənz bᵻhˌaɪnd ðə mˈoʊʃən wʌzðə dᵻpˈɪkʃən ʌv nˈɑːbaɪɾəz ˌɪntɚɹˈækʃənz wɪð ʃˈɪzjuːkə æt skˈuːl, wˌɪtʃ wʌz lˈeɪbəld æz ɪŋkəmpˈæɾᵻbəl wɪð pˌækɪstˈæni ænd mˈʊzlɪm kˈʌltʃɚ.
In August 2016, a member of the Tehreek-i-Insaf party submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly calling for a ban on the series, alleging the show's "negative impact" on Pakistani children: one of the cited reasons behind the motion was the depiction of Nobita's interactions with Shizuka at school, which was labelled as incompatible with Pakistani and Muslim culture.