PEMRA to take action against Indian DTH, channels in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD (Web Desk) - Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Thursday announced to take action against illegal Indian satellite dishes and content on Pakistani television channels and cable networks.

“PEMRA will take strict action against all those TV Channels which have been continually violating the code of conduct,” PEMRA Chairman Absar Alam said while addressing a press conference in Islamabad.

“Only  license-holder TV channels can telecast foreign content and Pakistani TV channels can air Indian content with less than 6 percent of total air time, starting October 15, 2016. Any additional airtime for Indian or foreign content on local TV channels will result in legal action from the authority”, he added.