Re: Indian authorities have stopped Pakistani TV channels in occupied Kashmir
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/24/asia/AS-GEN-Kashmir-Pakistani-TV.php
From the International Herald Tribune now…
Officials order Pakistan cable TV stations off air in Indian-controlled part of Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India: Local authorities in the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir have ordered most Pakistani cable stations off the air in the territory, cable operators said Thursday…
… Srinagar’s cable operators’ association protested the ban by halting the broadcast of all Indian and foreign channels. Only a few local Kashmiri channels were being aired Thursday evening and a written message at the bottom of TV screens there said the other channels would stay off the air for two days.
Cutting the Pakistani channels angered many Kashmiris, who said they relied on them for reliable news about their homeland.
“Pakistani TV provides comprehensive coverage of what is going on in Kashmir, while Indian media are generally biased,” said college student Faisal Ahmed.
Others said they related to the Pakistani channels’ entertainment programming far more than that on Indian channels.
"These channels are the link to our cultural and religious moorings," said school teacher Abdul Hamid.
India and neighboring Pakistan fought two of their three wars over Kashmir, but relations have improved since they launched a peace process in 2004.