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Karachi: On the action of the Sindh Board of Film Censors, the illegal screening of the Indian film ‘Pathan’ in Karachi was cancelled.
According to Express News, the Sindh Board of Film Censors had taken notice of the news of the illegal screening of the Indian film ‘Pathan’ in Karachi.
A statement issued by the Censors Board said that it has come to know through social media that a company called Fireworks Events is organizing a public screening of the Indian film Pathan at DHA on February 4, 2023, and the said company has confirmed the release of the film. Tickets have also been booked.
The ongoing press release of the Sindh Board of Film Censors said that no private party or individual has the right to organize public screening of any film at public or private level unless a formal permit for public screening of a film is issued. Not done.
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Chairman Board Khalid Bin Shaheen said that Section 4 (10) of the Sindh Motion Pictures Act 2011 regulates the public or private exhibition of a film and no one can exhibit a film without the approval of the Board, therefore it is appropriate that The screening of the film Pathan should be canceled immediately.
According to the report, the notice issued to the said company warned that if found violating the provisions of the said Act, such violation would be punishable under Section 18(1), which It is said that in case of illegal exhibition of any film not certified by the Board, the exhibitor shall be liable to imprisonment for three years or to a fine of Rs.100,000 or to both and in case of continuing the offence. A further fine of Rs 10,000 may be levied on a daily basis.
After a warning from the Sindh Board of Film Censors, an organization called Fireworks Events canceled the exhibition of ‘Pathan’.
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