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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has blocked different modes of payments including credit cards for subscribing to Indian content in Pakistan including the ZEE5 video-on-demand service.
In a notification, the central said that a letter from the Cabinet Division has instructed it to stop different modes of payments, including credit cards, for subscribing to Indian content in Pakistan.
The State Bank has further asked all other banks in Pakistan to immediately stop different modes of payments to Indian channel Zee5.
“It is advised to ensure meticulous compliance of aforementioned instructions of Government of Pakistan and submit compliance status to PSD, SBP by November 13, 2020,” the notification added.
ZEE5 is an Indian video-on-demand service run by Essel Group via its subsidiary Zee Entertainment Enterprises. It was launched in India on February 14, 2018 with content in 12 languages.
The platform has five Pakistani web-series on its platform, including ‘Churails’, and ‘Ek Jhooti Love Story’. With this move, Pakistanis will not be able to watch these series via the ZEE5 app.