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Satellite dishes banned in Pakistan as people fish for news
Media   11/7/2007 5:22:00 PM
 
ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (KUNA) -- The government Wednesday banned the sale of satellite dishes in major cities of Karachi, Rawalpindi and Lahore to block the access to local and foreign news channels, leaving state-run channels the only medium of information on the prevailing crucial political situation of the country.
Dozens of private news channels were taken off the air on Saturday afternoon ahead of the proclamation of state of emergency in the country by General Pervez Musharraf. In fact disappearance of news channels intrigued the nation about the impending extra-constitutional step.
The people were left at the mercy of state-run news channel that has been running and re-running Musharraf address to the nation, in which he has justified his decision and explained to the international community to understand the criticality of the situation.
Since then people have been fishing for news about what is happening across the country and implications of the emergency.
The quest has brought back the glory satellite dishes of the early 1990s in the two major cities and adjoining areas. "Prior to emergency, satellite dish prices were between USD 100 to USD 120 but now their prices have shoot up to USD 200 to USD 300 within last few days", said Ijaz Khokhar, a vendor, who has sold more than 100 dishes in last four days to the general public as well different organizations including two banks.
"We sudden increase in demand of satellite dishes and decoders, we are facing supply shortage", said Muhammad Azem, another vendor.
"We are buying the dish as we are starving to know what is happening in the country since Musharraf imposed emergency", said a buyer. "The information was flowing to us through these news channels like blood to the whole body from heart", he said.
"We had become addicted to round-the-clock news, particularly during the political turmoil the country had been going through most part of the year", said another buyer, adding that the ban on sale of dishes will further complicate the situation.
To control the information frenzy, the government Wednesday banned the sale of satellite dishes in the major cities. Police sources told KUNA that in Lahore police arrested 14 sellers who resisted closing of their shops. Police raided our shops without showing us any orders and told us to close our shops, said Ayaz Ali Khan, who has a shop in the Imperial Market of adjacent Rawalpindi city.
Where the emergency rule has suspended fundamental rights of the people, it has also prohibited the print and electronic media from broadcasting or publishing statements ridiculing the top government officials and leadership and also airing statements of militants. (end) amn.bz.
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