Pakistan media watchdog cracks down on cable operators airing Indian content material | World News

Pakistan's digital media watchdog on Thursday launched a crackdown on cable operators airing Indian content material on TV channels within the nation.

The Pakistan Digital Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) area workers carried out raids at 4 cable operators "for airing unlawful Indian channels in addition to Indian content material," the watchdog stated in a press release.

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It recognized the cable operators M/s Sharjah Cable Community, M/s Karachi Cable Providers, M/s New Satellite tv for pc Communication and M/s Star Digital Cable Community in Karachi. In the course of the raid, the regulatory physique seized unlawful gear and issued present trigger notices to the violators, the assertion stated.

The PEMRA has launched an operation within the nation on stories of deliberate violations of the Supreme Courtroom order by the cable operators, it stated.

It warned all cable TV operators of the nation to "instantly cease" airing Indian channels/content material that are in any other case unlawful or proscribed by the authority.

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"No channel apart from PEMRA licensee can be allowed for distribution on cable TV networks and any operator discovered defying the orders henceforth can be dealt strictly in accordance with PEMRA legal guidelines," it warned.

In 2016, PEMRA imposed an entire ban on airing Indian content material on native tv and FM radio channels.

Nevertheless, the Lahore Excessive Courtroom lifted the ban in 2017, declaring it null and void because the Pakistan authorities had no objections concerning the identical.

In 2018, Pakistan’s Supreme Courtroom reinstated a ban on airing Indian content material on TV channels within the nation, overturning the Lahore Excessive Courtroom’s order.

The choice was largely seen as a tit-for-tat transfer after comparable actions had been taken by some channels and the leisure business in India towards Pakistani content material and artists.