Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Saturday ordered a ban on all Indian content on TV channels, officials said. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar issued the order in Karachi while hearing a case filed by producers’ associations relating to the broadcasting of foreign content on Pakistan television channels.
According to the reports, the judge referenced clashes with India over the construction of the planned Diamer-Basha dam in the country’s north, located in territory disputed by Delhi, as justification.
An official of Pakistan Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) said Nisar ordered to “stop airing all Indian content on TV channels”. The ruling covers terrestrial, satellite and cable channels.
Khalid Arain, chairman of Pakistan Cable Operators Association confirmed the verdict, but hit out against the order. “Ban on the all the Indian content is not the solution, rather we should try to better the quality of Pakistani TV shows,” Arain told AFP.
