Recently, the Pakistan government has declared its intention greatly to increase the number of TV and radio outlets in the countries. Then came news of a ban on Urdu-language cable TV from India.
Now the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has asked cable television operators to show only those channels that provide entertainment and positive information to people. Talking to representatives of cable TV operators in Islamabad, the minister directed them not to show channels to Pakistani viewers which were against Islamic teachings and the ideology of the country. At the same time he announced reduction in charges for loop operators from 25,000 rupees to 10,000 rupees.
Federal Information Secretary Syed Anwar Mehmood directed the cable TV operators to improve their service and not show PTV dramas [soap operas] and other programmes illegally.