IMPPA passes resolution banning Pakistani actors in India

September 29, 2016 20:29

In the wake of prevailing situation between India and Pakistan, the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association on Thursday passed resolution banning Pakistani Actors & technicians in India till normalcy returns.

The move from IMPPA comes after India carried out surgical strike on terrorist launch pads across the LoC in Pakistan and inflicted heavy casualties.

Earlier, MNS issued threat to Pakistani actors in India and asked them to leave the country, following which prominent Pakistani actor Fawad Khan secretly left India.

Reports claim that a petition has also been filed in the Lahore High Court seeking a ban on the exhibition of Indian movies in the country till resolution of the Kashmir issue.

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

Why BJP, Shinde Sena are courting Raj Thackeray

The BJP and Shiv Sena, which along with Ajit Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party comprise the ruling Mahayuti, for some time now have been courting Thackeray, who founded the MNS in 2006.

Ricky Ponting reveals son's secret IPL ritual

Ricky Ponting opens up on his son's love for the sport

Sensex tumbles 733 points amid broad-based selloff; Nifty slips from record

From the Sensex basket, Larsen & Toubro, Maruti, Reliance Industries, Nestle, Bharti Airtel, UltraTech Cement, Kotak Mahindra Bank and JSW Steel were among the major laggards. Bajaj Finance climbed nearly 1 per cent higher.

Chhattisgarh liquor scam: ED attaches assets of accused worth Rs 205 cr

The attached properties include 14 assets of Tuteja worth Rs 15.82 crore, 115 properties of Anwar Dhebar, the elder brother of Raipur Mayor and Congress leader Aijaz Dhebar, worth Rs 116.16 crore, properties of Vikash Agarwal alias Subbu...

Election Fever Grips India

Scenes from the election campaign...