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Pakistan has banned cinemas nationwide from screening an Indian
blockbuster movie "Raees" starring famous Pakistani actress Mahira Khan,
a censor official said on Tuesday, the latest media clampdown after last
year's spike in tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
The movie has been highly anticipated in Pakistan, a nation of 190 million
people where Bollywood's elaborate song-and-dance sequences are wildly
popular, as it marks the debut of the Pakistani actress alongside Indian
superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
"Yes, the censor certificate has not been issued to the film 'Raees' for
having inappropriate content," Mubashir Husain, the chairman of Pakistan's
panel of film censors, told Reuters.
Asked why the film was banned, Hussain declined to elaborate, referring
instead to newspaper reports.
Pakistan's English-language daily, Dawn, reported that the film's "content
undermines Islam, and a specific religious sect, (while also) portraying
Muslims as criminals, wanted persons and terrorists".
Despite being bitter foes, Pakistan and India have deep cultural similarities
dating back to before their separation at the end of British colonial rule in
1947.
Tension spiked after Indian security forces launched a crackdown on protests
in Indian-controlled Kashmir last July, following the killing of a young Muslim
separatist leader by security forces.
Relations worsened in September, when militants attacked an army base in
Indian-controlled Kashmir and killed 18 soldiers, a raid India blamed on
Pakistan.
Islamabad denied involvement, but the diplomatic
fallout and New Delhi's efforts to isolate Pakistan
internationally prompted calls in India for a ban on
Pakistani actors and actresses in the country's giant
Bollywood film industry.
Pakistani cinemas stopped screening Indian films for 11 weeks from last
September, and government curbs still prevent cable providers from
broadcasting Indian television channels.
(Writing by Saad Sayeed; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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