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Pak. relaxes ban on TV channels
ISLAMABAD, JAN. 4. Sports fans and news junkies heaved a sigh of relief today after Pakistan said cable operators could resume transmissions of five Star TV channels banned in the wake of escalating tensions with India.
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) said ESPN, Star Sports, Fox News, Sky News and National Geographic channels would return to screens from tomorrow.
Sports fans in this country have been tearing their hair out in frustration at not being able to watch live broadcasts from Sydney of the ongoing third test match between Australia and South Africa.
The Government had banned all Indian satellite channels relayed by local cable operators in Pakistan on December 29 in an attempt to limit access to Indian-produced news programmes, which it said were biased. However, the ban on Star Gold, Sony, B4U and Zee network of channels among others would remain in place, the PTA said.
- AFP
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