The All Pakistan Cable Operators Association declared on Tuesday that the cable operators will close all foreign news channels airing anti-Pakistan content from Wednesday.
The decision to shut the channels comes after a media uproar both locally and abroad following a NATO air strike that killed 24 Pakistani troops near the Afghan border.
During a media conference in Lahore, the operators named BBC News as one of the channels to be closed down, citing their documentary “Secret Pakistan” as one of the reasons for the decision.
The two part documentary series which was aired in Pakistan explored accusations by CIA officials and western diplomats that Pakistan was failing to live up to its alliances in the war on terror.
All Pakistan Cable Operators Association President Khalid Arain also demanded PEMRA revoke the landing rights of any foreign news channel that was running “anti-Pakistan propaganda”.
“We want to send them a strong message to stop this. If they don’t stop this, then it is our right to stop them,” Arain said.
The cable operators declared that no foreign anti-Pakistan channel will ever broadcast in the country.
They called on local media to tackle the ongoing negative propaganda by foreign news channels by presenting Pakistan’s viewpoint.
I bet the BBC will have sleepless nights. I fully expect riots in London and NY in the next few day over the banning of the channels.
Don`t these people have anything better to do than ban channels. Expose people to a plurality of views and you may get a tolerant society. Tolerance is not word associated with Pakistan or Pakistanis.
wow wow wow , now pakistan is going to get isolated itself from rest of the world. keep it up.
what it will give???? if you have to ban channels than ban those channels which are spoiling our culture
Very good bbc always spreads lie and promotes lies they how images of small anti western rallies ignore peaceful ones
They protect zardari and promote liberal fascist journalist
Bbc also always promotes messages of Pakistan Taliban exaggerating Taliban power
indeed a great move , to stop information warfare against Pakistan by US-Nato. our government need to take strong action against media outlets whom are spreading false propaganda against Pakistan to brainwash our people..
That's a sensible thing to do given the hateful content aired on BBC.
BBC supports the neocons of the US. They should be banned from the developing countries altogether. BTW, BBC did have sleepless nights when Zimbabwe banned them.
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