Pak to ban Foreign news channels !!

[VCheng]

I doubt keeping the local population ignorant beyond a certain extent is possible in the internet age.

Yes, but these fools will try anyway, sadly.

 

[The HBS Guy]

but still pakistanis want to know what hate the west is spewing, so imo, not a good idea

btw, our media like jew news are also a chain in the global prop against pakistan, so .....

anything wrong with being a jew, smarty?

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Yes, but these fools will try anyway, sadly.

ha ha

 

[Uchiha]

CIA propaganda channels should be banned .... i support this move

It's more important to ban RAW propaganda GEO TV.

 

[krash]

Of course. Keeping the local population ignorant always helps the elite maintain their hold on power in Pakistan!

Though true, it hardly relates to this situation. Its the cable operators who are threatening the ban.

 

[Omar1984]

These foreign news channels make a lot of propaganda against Pakistan but PTI stands by free media and we should not support banning of media, foreign or local.

 

[Edevelop]

These foreign news channels make a lot of propaganda against Pakistan but PTI stands by free media and we should not support banning of media, foreign or local.

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I am no supporter of Musharraf. In fact i hate him for many reasons. But don't forget the fact that he was the one who brought the media. Foreign or local, it was free during his regime. He probablly made this mistake because it was the, that kicked him out eventually. Zaradri and PPP are cleaver. They know what can happen if news channels are banned. They have been trying NOT to do this only for personal reasons... The West criticizes Pak army;/ISI and supports Zardari

 

[rohailmalhi]

Ban all of the foreign channels what good they are doing esp. indian drama channels .they are totally destroying our culture.

as far as other channels are concern like BBC and CNN yeah keep a check on them , when whole BBC network can be blocked for just publishing the news of chemical weapon usage in Iraq , then we have to see what good for us .

Freedom is not always a good choice ............... Ones who introduced this so called freedom are now running from it , so we better learn from their exp and mend our ways accordingly..........

ps: atleast one country i am very sure of .

 

[JanjaWeed]

Pakistan blocks BBC World News TV channel

Pakistani cable television operators have begun blocking the BBC's international news TV channel, BBC World News.
The operators say that the move is in response to a documentary broadcast by the channel, entitled Secret Pakistan.
Other foreign TV channels found guilty of broadcasting "anti-Pakistan" content will also be blocked.
The BBC said it was deeply concerned by the move, and called for its channel to be speedily reinstated.
"We condemn any action that threatens our editorial independence and prevents audiences from accessing our impartial international news service," a BBC spokesperson said.
"We would urge that BBC World News and other international news services are reinstated as soon as possible."
The two-part BBC documentary questioned the country's commitment to tackling Taliban militancy.
It argued that some in Pakistan were playing a double game, quoting US intelligence officials as saying that they acted as America's ally in public while secretly training and arming the Taliban in Afghanistan.
The decision to block BBC World News and other international news channels comes after a media uproar in Pakistan over a Nato air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops near the Afghan border at the weekend.
The All Pakistan Cable Operators Association announced on Tuesday that all foreign news channels airing "anti-Pakistan" content would be barred from Wednesday.
The operators called on the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) "to revoke the landing rights of foreign channels" if they are found to be "propagating" information harmful to the country.
Relations between Pakistan and the US in particular and the West in general have been strained by the raid - as well as by continuing US drone strikes in Pakistan, the killing of Osama Bin Laden in May and a row over a CIA contractor acquitted earlier this year after killing two men in Lahore.
Correspondents say it is not possible to see BBC World News in most Pakistani cities, with the ban expected to be extended to rural areas by Wednesday.
Cable Operators Association spokesman Khalid Arain said that no foreign anti-Pakistan channel would "ever" be broadcast in the country.
"We want to send them a strong message to stop this. If they don't stop this, then it is our right to stop them," he said.
Correspondents say the Pakistani government is likely to have put pressure on the operators to impose the ban.

BBC News - Pakistan blocks BBC World News TV channel

 

[Mabs]

Not the government, it is the Cable Operators Association taking an initiative on its own.

 

[Mabs]

Of course. Keeping the local population ignorant always helps the elite maintain their hold on power in Pakistan!

Isn't this the norm the world over ? Not to make a sweeping statement but the American populace is not really known for its political acumen. There is a difference between being educated and enlightened, don't you think ?

 

[Edevelop]

I don't understand, Who will they try to convince in Pakistan ? Who will listen or accept their doucmantry/rubbish ? lol. .. I just have one thing to say, "We ain't that dumb!"...

I agree, we must stop and ban all Indian channels. "saas and bahu kabhi thee" lol. They have destroyed our culture. Whenever by accident i flip to Indian news channels, there is always dramatic/bollywood like news.

 

[Vassnti]

So bans on texting bans on TV control of news papers and the murder of any jurnolists that are foolish to step out of line.
So Pakistani's answer its problems is this

Hate to say it wont make the problems go away

 

[Dalai Lama]

The scary part is that most Pakistanis seem to want this. Well done to whoever convinced them.

 

[Nothing]

I don't understand, Who will they try to convince in Pakistan ? Who will listen or accept their doucmantry/rubbish ? lol. .. I just have one thing to say, "We ain't that dumb!"...

I agree, we must stop and ban all Indian channels. "saas and bahu kabhi thee" lol. They have destroyed our culture. Whenever by accident i flip to Indian news channels, there is always dramatic/bollywood like news.

Looks like you are more afraid of Ekta kapoor than NATO

 

[Mabs]

So bans on texting bans on TV control of news papers and the murder of any jurnolists that are foolish to step out of line.
So Pakistani's answer its problems is this

Hate to say it wont make the problems go away

The ban on supposed 'inappropiate' texts was a stupid idea almost impossible to implement, and has been retracted. Sometimes it pays to follow up. This ban if enforced would be from the private citizens and not the government.