Two days after India’s movie industry body banned Pakistani artists and technicians+ from working in India, Islamabad on Saturday banned the broadcast of all Indian television channels in Pakistan, ANI reported.
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) said strict action would be taken if TV channels and distribution networks failed to implement the ban after October 15. It said it has been receiving complaints that several local private channels were showing Indian talk shows, reality programmes and dramas without permission.
“The complaints have shown serious concerns on this issue (illegal Indian contents) in the wake of current situation between India and Pakistan,” PEMRA said, according to PTI.
To protest the September 19 terror attacks in Uri, the the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA). on Thursday passed a resolution banning Pakistani actors and technicians from working in India until relations between the two countries returned to normal.