<p class="title">The Pakistan government has launched a crackdown on the sale of CDs of Indian movies after New Delhi revoked the special status to Jammu and Kashmir, according to a media report on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The crackdown is the latest in series of measures announced by Pakistan in reaction to revocation of the special status of Kashmir by India.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also comes after Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) banned the airing of advertisements featuring Indian artists and India-made products.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have banned Indian advertisements and launched a crackdown on CD shops to confiscate Indian movies," Dawn newspaper quoted Firdous Ashiq Awan, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information, as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said the Interior Ministry had already started a crackdown on Indian movies in the federal capital and it would be expanded to other parts of the country soon in collaboration with the provincial governments.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today the interior ministry raided some compact disc shops in Islamabad and confiscated Indian movies."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pemra on Wednesday circulated a letter dated Aug 14 on Wednesday announcing the ban.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pemra said that it already withdrew the permission for airing Indian channels and content on the directions of the Pakistan Supreme Court in October last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"However, it has been observed that advertisements of various products of multinationals which are either produced in India or carrying Indian characters/talent [are] being aired on electronic media," according to the Pemra letter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It said that currently ads of products like Dettol soap, Surf Excel powder, Pantene shampoo, Head & Shoulders shampoo, Lifebuoy shampoo, Fogg body spray, Sunsilk shampoo, Knorr noodles, Fair & Lovely face wash, and Safeguard soap were being banned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India has categorically told the international community that its decision on Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter and has also asked Pakistan to accept it.</p>
<p class="title">The Pakistan government has launched a crackdown on the sale of CDs of Indian movies after New Delhi revoked the special status to Jammu and Kashmir, according to a media report on Friday.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The crackdown is the latest in series of measures announced by Pakistan in reaction to revocation of the special status of Kashmir by India.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It also comes after Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) banned the airing of advertisements featuring Indian artists and India-made products.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We have banned Indian advertisements and launched a crackdown on CD shops to confiscate Indian movies," Dawn newspaper quoted Firdous Ashiq Awan, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information, as saying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">She said the Interior Ministry had already started a crackdown on Indian movies in the federal capital and it would be expanded to other parts of the country soon in collaboration with the provincial governments.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Today the interior ministry raided some compact disc shops in Islamabad and confiscated Indian movies."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pemra on Wednesday circulated a letter dated Aug 14 on Wednesday announcing the ban.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Pemra said that it already withdrew the permission for airing Indian channels and content on the directions of the Pakistan Supreme Court in October last year.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"However, it has been observed that advertisements of various products of multinationals which are either produced in India or carrying Indian characters/talent [are] being aired on electronic media," according to the Pemra letter.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It said that currently ads of products like Dettol soap, Surf Excel powder, Pantene shampoo, Head & Shoulders shampoo, Lifebuoy shampoo, Fogg body spray, Sunsilk shampoo, Knorr noodles, Fair & Lovely face wash, and Safeguard soap were being banned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">India has categorically told the international community that its decision on Jammu and Kashmir is an internal matter and has also asked Pakistan to accept it.</p>