American Pakis Blacklist Pakistan Artists

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American Pakistanis boycott Indian

networkshttp://www.paknews.com/PrintPage.php?id=4&date1;=2002-06-20&news2;=main1NEW

YORK, June 20 (PNS): Pakistanis residing in the United States have announced

complete boycott of the Indian television channels and blacklist the Pakistani

artists performing for the Indian networks. The decision to this effect was

taken at a meeting of the Pakistani community here. The meeting passed a

resolution asking the Pakistan government not to issue non-objection

certificates to the Pakistani artists to intend to perform in the Indian

sponsored show in the US. The meeting was mainly organised by Sadiq Chaudhry

and Bashir Qamar. Addressing the meeting the speakers including Mujib Lodhi,

Faiq Siddiqi, Shafiq Siddiqi, Dr Fahim Butt, Imtiaz Rahi, Asghar Chaudhry,

Sardar Chaudhry, Abbas Raza Shah, Syed Zahid Shahbaz, Waqas Ahmed, Niaz Joya,

Asif Baig, Aziz Butt, Inamullah, Shafiq ul Hassan Sheikh, Ashraf Chaudhry,

Iqbal Khokhar, Maqbool Khan, Rana Saeed and Ali Baig said that boycott of the

Indian culture was need of the hour and will continue of permanent basis. They

contended that the boycott should not be limited to the Indian networks and

cultural shows but be also implemented on shops and stores run by the Indians.

They pledged to identify themselves as Pakistanis and unite under one banner.

It may be added that on June 29 a grand Indian cultural show is planned in New

York. The "Bollywood Awards" would also feature Pakistani actresses Reema and

Meera. The meeting of the Pakistani community decided that if the two Pakistani

artists performed in the show they would be black listed and not allowed to

perform in any Pakistani show thereafter.

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