ISLAMABAD, Aug 31 (APP): Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has decided to launch a crackdown against illegal Indian satellite dishes and illegal Indian content on Satellite television channels and cable networks.
Headquarters, Chairman PEMRA Absar Alam announced that the authority will ensure that the satellite channels adhere to six minutes per hour limit of Indian content in future.
cable operators to voluntarily follow the rule, adopted during Musharraf era, otherwise punitive action will be taken from October 15.
from fines and may include suspension and revocation of the license after repeated violations.
illegal Indian CD channels, otherwise strict action will be taken.
to control the import, sale, purchase and use of illegal Indian satellite dishes in the country.
Indian dishes as it was violation of the law and against the national interests.
of Pakistan Telecommunications Authority, intelligence agencies, local police has been taken to curb this illegal practice.
that the business of illegal Indian dishes is banned. He said that the PEMRA will write letters to chief ministers of the provinces, chairman Federal Bureau of Revenue in this regard.
stop illegal Indian content so that they can adjust their business in time.
(DTH) television system by October this year.
anchor persons, who held many programmes to severely criticizing constitution, democratic system and other state institutions representing Pakistan and did not hold even a single programme over the Indian atrocities and massive human rights violations in Occupied Kashmir.
in the Occupied Kashmir but some anchor persons who do programmes on minor issues, have not done any talk show to condemn the Kashmiris’ genocide at the hands of Indian troops in the occupied valley.
shows violating code of conduct. He said that PEMRA in the recent past banned reenactment of crime related incidents, but some channels obtained a stay order, however PEMRA has devised a strategy to get the stay vacated.