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| ‘No Indian movie will be released’: Pakistan bans Bollywood films & ads after air raid | ‘No Indian movie will be released’: Pakistan bans Bollywood films & ads after air raid |
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| Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry has ordered for all Indian-made films and advertisements to be embargoed, following the country’s air strike inside its territory on Tuesday. | Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry has ordered for all Indian-made films and advertisements to be embargoed, following the country’s air strike inside its territory on Tuesday. |
| Chaudhry announced the boycott on Twitter. | Chaudhry announced the boycott on Twitter. |
| The ban is the latest move shuttering of the always-fragile cultural relations between the two neighbors. | The ban is the latest move shuttering of the always-fragile cultural relations between the two neighbors. |
| India had already told its filmmakers to stop casting Pakistani stars, or releasing its films over the border two weeks ago, following a Kashmir attack by a Pakistani suicide bomber that killed 44 security personnel. | India had already told its filmmakers to stop casting Pakistani stars, or releasing its films over the border two weeks ago, following a Kashmir attack by a Pakistani suicide bomber that killed 44 security personnel. |
| Meanwhile, Pakistan’s supreme court earlier ordered all Indian programs to be taken off the airwaves, though Bollywood productions continued to be a hit in Pakistan. | Meanwhile, Pakistan’s supreme court earlier ordered all Indian programs to be taken off the airwaves, though Bollywood productions continued to be a hit in Pakistan. |
| Pakistan’s cinema licensing authority said it would follow its minister’s latest instructions, but expressed hope for the “normalization” of relations between Delhi and Islamabad. | |
| "We believe art and films are universal language that transcend borders and bring people closer. We hope we can all play a positive role in reducing tensions, and supporting policies that bring peace and prosperity to the people of the entire region," said All Pakistan Exhibitors Association Chairman Zoraiz Lashari in a statement. | "We believe art and films are universal language that transcend borders and bring people closer. We hope we can all play a positive role in reducing tensions, and supporting policies that bring peace and prosperity to the people of the entire region," said All Pakistan Exhibitors Association Chairman Zoraiz Lashari in a statement. |
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