 The number of Urdu films decreased rapidly and the era of Punjabi films started.In those films there was a very little room available for male playback singers as those movies were completely dominated by the songs in mostly female voices.Immediately following the military installation of Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq as President, measures were put in place to limit the distribution of music and the only source of entertainment was the government-owned television network Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV).