ISLAMABAD – The Pakistan-India ties continue to deteriorate as Pakistangovernment has directed Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority(PEMRA) not to air Indian Premier League (IPL) matches in the country.
This decision was announced by Federal Minister for Information andBroadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry.
We all know how Indian companies and their government tried to sabotagePakistan Super League (PSL) and after that, it became increasinglydifficult for us to air IPL. Hence we feel confident that this is the rightdecision.
He further added that Pakistan wanted to keep politics and cricket separatebut following the decisions taken by BCCI and their government, it can nolonger happen.
During India’s 3rd one-day international against Australia, the Indian teamwore army caps on the field which sparked a lot of controversy. ThePakistan Cricket Board (PCB), following the incident, also lodged acomplaint with cricket’s governing body ICC.
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IMGReliance, an Indian firm, acquired the broadcasting rights for PSL 2019but after political instability between Pakistan and India, the firmdecided to discontinue the broadcasting. It was deemed as a politicaldecision, which is the fundamental reason behind not airing IPL in Pakistan.
IPL has been a huge success since its inception but its popularity hasreduced significantly due to introduction of PSL, which is why Pakistan’sdomestic league can benefit greatly from this decision taken by thegovernment.
