Poll | Should there be a 'total ban' on Indian media in Pakistan??

[Jade]

It is for Pakistanis to decide. If Pakistanis enjoy Indian content, courts should not deprive them of their entertainment.

 

[MohitV]

we all know how much pakistanis like indian stuff be it cinema or shows or music or yo yo honey singh... jus take a look at youtube......they just dun wanna show it on pdf

 

[halupridol]

whts all this ruckus???
jisko pasand nahi....chnge d channel..its dat simple.

on 2nd thought....whtevr pleases u.

 

[Kompromat]

Good work LHC

 

[Not Sure]

And I thought I was the only Not Sure here...

While banning Indian media may have worked positively for Pakistan, the concept has become outdated in this era. India had almost all foreign media (press, radio, as well as TV) banned till the 90's. But all it did was keep Indian population oblivious to the progress around the world. They were happy alright, but were also ignorant as well as stagnant.

All those wanting a ban on Indian content in the Pakistani media (I doubt Indian media has any presence in Pakistan, only the content) will be in for a big surprise when a rift gets created between the two sections of the society - one that is aware of all that is happening outside, esp in India, and the other that barely has any idea what is going on outside Pakistan.

A similar rift is at work in the current times when the drones are supported and opposed equally by different sections of the society in Pakistan. Best approach for Pakistan would be to ban all the soap and drama on TV, and allow the news buletines and greater interaction between Indian and Pakistani analysts. This will help with a higher and more intimate level of understanding between the two populations and may even help alleviate the worries that result from brinkmanship between both the countries.

 

[Khan_patriot]

If only the policy makers took pdf polls as a referance....

 

[Kompromat]

If only the policy makers took pdf polls as a referance....

Maybe they do / will

 

[jaunty]

You still have paid subscription of Barat Verma's Indian Defense Review. Similarly people will find a way to watch them.

 

[liall]

Sorry I voted without reading terms and conditions only for Pakistanis

 

[FaujHistorian]

And I thought I was the only Not Sure here...

While banning Indian media may have worked positively for Pakistan, the concept has become outdated in this era. India had almost all foreign media (press, radio, as well as TV) banned till the 90's. But all it did was keep Indian population oblivious to the progress around the world. They were happy alright, but were also ignorant as well as stagnant.

All those wanting a ban on Indian content in the Pakistani media (I doubt Indian media has any presence in Pakistan, only the content) will be in for a big surprise when a rift gets created between the two sections of the society - one that is aware of all that is happening outside, esp in India, and the other that barely has any idea what is going on outside Pakistan.

A similar rift is at work in the current times when the drones are supported and opposed equally by different sections of the society in Pakistan. Best approach for Pakistan would be to ban all the soap and drama on TV, and allow the news buletines and greater interaction between Indian and Pakistani analysts. This will help with a higher and more intimate level of understanding between the two populations and may even help alleviate the worries that result from brinkmanship between both the countries.

Well said my bro,

Well said.

I have watched enough of Indian "media" to realize that most of them are either comparable in quality to our quality outlets and their low quality stuff is comparable to our low quality stuff.



It is just $tupid nay childish aka Islamist these days to ban any media.

Did I say $tupid $tupid $tupid discussion?

Yes off course.

Sorry I voted without reading terms and conditions only for Pakistanis

Now you must "unvote" yourself.

Spit it right back to the OP.

Spit it.


Spit it.

Op is waiting.

 

[Khan_patriot]

Maybe they do / will

haha they should...

 

[Kompromat]

@FaujHistorian

What is 'Islamist' about this demand?

 

[KRAIT]

A Pakistani court has stopped the screening of foreign films, serials and television shows, especially Indian content, on the country’s TV channels, triggering panic and outrage among exhibitors and viewers.

While staying the beaming of foreign content, Lahore High Court Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan on Tuesday ruled that Indian films and television serials were included in “Negative List” under the current bilateral trade regime.

He also directed the federal government and the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to submit a detailed reply in this regard at the next hearing on December 12.

The order was issued in response to a petition filed last month by controversial TV talk show host Mubashir Lucman, a former film producer known for his anti-India stance. Mr. Lucman had contended that Indian films and TV serials were being imported in violation of Pakistani regulations.

He further claimed that under Pakistani rules, Indian movies that are shot completely in India and are sponsored by an Indian cannot be screened in the country.

Mr. Lucman’s counsel argued that the government had allowed the import and exhibition of Indian and other foreign films and serials through a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) issued in 2006.

“The impugned SRO is in clear violation of Pakistan’s import policy and the rules of PEMRA,” the counsel claimed.

PEMRA fined televisions channels for violating regulations but this failed to stop them from airing foreign content, he said.

The judge remarked: “The Indian films and other material are included in the negative list which cannot be changed by issuing a SRO.”

The “Negative List” contains items that cannot be traded between India and Pakistan.

Despite the court’s order, none of the Pakistani channels have stopped screening foreign content, including Indian and Turkish serials that are extremely popular in the country.

Pakistani viewers and film distributors questioned the order, saying it would affect the movie industry that depends on imports to ensure people come to watch films at new multiplexes.

However, some Pakistani actors, producers and directors have been protesting against the exhibition of Indian films and serials. They have claimed that the domestic film and television industry is being crippled because of this.

Earlier, the High Court had imposed restrictions on the screening of Indian films and laid down conditions for their release in an interim order issued last month.

Indian movies have largely fuelled a boom at the Pakistani box office after former military ruler Pervez Musharraf eased restrictions on their import in 2006. The screening of Indian movies was banned by Pakistan after the 1965 war but pirated copies of the films were widely available across the country.

Pakistani court stops airing of Indian, foreign films on TV - The Hindu

 

[JanjaWeed]

Err.. judicial activism gone mad? too many chiefs & not enough Indians!

 

[Leader]

good decision for the local industry !