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.
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.