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In a bid to curb the menace of illegal Indian direct-to-home (DTH) decoders proliferating in the country, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) on Wednesday held ceremony to destroy more than 500 illegal Indian DTH decoders confiscated by the Regional Office Islamabad during crackdowns against Cable TV operators of Rawalpindi, Chakwal, Jehlum and Attock.
The ceremony was held at PEMRA Head Office in which Council of Complaints Chairperson Shamim Humayun was also present. Last month, PEMRA enforcement teams have confiscated about 2,500 illegal DTH decoders across the country.
Briefing the media, PEMRA Licencing Director General Wakeel Khan Director General told that the crackdown has been launched against cable TV operators providing cable TV services by using signal of illegal Indian DTH in violation of PEMRA laws. According to an estimate, more than two million illegal Indian DTH decoders of Dish TV, TATA SKY, Airtel, VideoCon, SunBig, Reliance etc, have been smuggled into Pakistan which is illegally laundering money worth US$ 200 million per annum outside Pakistan putting a colossal loss to national economy.
PEMRA destroys 500 illegal Indian DTH decoders
The ceremony was held at PEMRA Head Office in which Council of Complaints Chairperson Shamim Humayun was also present. Last month, PEMRA enforcement teams have confiscated about 2,500 illegal DTH decoders across the country.
Briefing the media, PEMRA Licencing Director General Wakeel Khan Director General told that the crackdown has been launched against cable TV operators providing cable TV services by using signal of illegal Indian DTH in violation of PEMRA laws. According to an estimate, more than two million illegal Indian DTH decoders of Dish TV, TATA SKY, Airtel, VideoCon, SunBig, Reliance etc, have been smuggled into Pakistan which is illegally laundering money worth US$ 200 million per annum outside Pakistan putting a colossal loss to national economy.
PEMRA destroys 500 illegal Indian DTH decoders
