The Hum Award for Best Director Drama Serial is one of the Awards of Merit presented by the Hum Television Network and Entertainment Channel (HTNEC) to directors working in the drama industry.
[citation needed] As per rule declared by Direction Guild of Pakistan only one individual may claim screen credit as a Drama's director.
(This rule is designed to prevent rights and ownership issues and to eliminate lobbying for director credit by producers and actors.)
For the first ceremony to onwards, the eligibility period spanned full calendar years.
For example, the 1st Hum Awards presented on 28 April 2013, to recognized dramas that were released between January 2012, and December 2012, the period of eligibility is the full previous calendar year from 1 January to 31 December.