ISLAMABAD: Amid Indo-Pak tension, Pakistan’s media regulatory authority today decided to enforce a complete ban on Indian TV and radio contents from Friday and warned that the licences of those found guilty of violating the ban will be suspended.
Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) decided to ban airing of Indian content from October 21 at the request of the federal Government, it said.
“The ban will come into effect at 3 PM on October 21, and radio and television stations which violate the ban will have their licences suspended without a prior show cause notice,” PEMRA said in a statement.
The ban extends to all Indian content on cable and radio being aired in Pakistan.
The authority also decided to cancel one-sided rights given to Indian media by the Government of former military dictator Pervez Musharraf in 2006. (AGENCIES)
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