Relax All Pakis..Star plus will bak soon

Islamabad, Dec 24: Cable operators across Pakistan have shut down 35 channels, including most of the Indian channels and certain South African channels on orders of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA).
The operators have also threatened to go on a complete strike from Monday in protest against the decision.
The shutdown orders came in the wake of Pakistan Cricket Board's urgent complaint to the federal government that Ten Sports, which has exclusive broadcast rights of Pakistan cricket matches in the country, was pulling out of its five-year agreement with effect from the upcoming Indian tour.
Ten Sports was pulling out because local cable operators were running the South African channels, which were broadcasting the Pakistan-England series only within their own territories.
Local cable operators obtained 'splicers' from Dubai cheaply. The operators ran their own advertising on the South African channels, charging extremely low rates, thereby undercutting Ten Sports so severely that it had decided to pull out of its agreement with the PCB, Pakistani newspapers today reported quoting unnamed sources.
In response to the PCB complaint through the Federal government, PEMRA ordered the cable operators to strictly implement its standing instructions, which were being ignored with PEMRA connivance, to stop broadcasting Indian channels.
Meanwhile, local satellite channels, including the Geo, ARY and Indus networks, and Aaj were shocked by this threat, which would take them off the air almost entirely.
They have approached the cable operators, and expressed willingness to find an alternate media which would allow the cable operators to stay on air, while meeting Ten Sports' demand.
Cable operators have given a Monday deadline, because until then the Indian soaps which provide the bulk of their audience are on a weekend break.
The last time PEMRA tried to enforce this ban, operators faced subscription cancellations en masse, and only after they threatened to shut down operations did they receive a tacit relaxation allowing them to broadcast Indian entertainment channels. However, they were not allowed to resume broadcasting Indian news channels.
Meanwhile, a small number of Indian channels remained on air today because they started broadcasting only in recent months, and thus are not on the PEMRA list. (UNI)..


If these PEMRA ppl didnt agree to cancel their decision our cable operators will close all channels by monday..which is deadline as all viewers wake up by monday nite when kasautii starts..i talked to my cable opertaor aswell...lets keep fingers crossed...

And 35 channels which are not allowed doesnt include Starplus

These 35 channels are:
The spokesman, giving further details, said 35 channels, namely: AXN, National Geographic, Reality, Set Max, Sony, Sahara One, Balle Balle, Etc, Channel One, Now, MM, MM2, M NET, Series, Action, Super Sports 1, Super Sports 2, Super Sports 3, Super Sports 4, Super Sports 5, Super Sports 6, Fashion TV International, Zee TV, Zee Cinema, Zee Music, Zee Sports, Zee News, Zee Smile, STAR Ustav, STAR Care, STAR Gold, BHU Movies, BHU Music and E-Entertainment are those which have not lending rights from PEMRA; therefore these channels could not be shown by the cable operators.

why the hell they closed starplus then😡