I come across a very interesting mail of mine friend. I want to share it with u people for ur comments <br />
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"I appeal to your sense of shame Mr. President! <br />
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On one hand the PEMRA has banned Indian channels in Pakistan on the argument that they spread vulgarity. On the other, it has let loose the Pakistani channels to do whatever they like against the social, cultural and religious norms of our society. Each and every television channel in Pakistan is airing programmes which one cannot watch with his or her family. Many advertisements being shown on these channels are outrageously obscene and vulgar. For instance, a commercial of a low-calcium milk brand showing a man and a woman undressing and then working out in a gym admiring each others' figure and then the man gazing the woman's lower back which has a tattoo of the brand's insignia. Then there is an ad of a cellular phone company showing a newly wed couple at their wedding night opening a gift-wrap of mobile phone presented to them. The bride snatches the gadget from the groom's hand and then he tries to snatch it from her and then both are struggling, making loud grunts, to get hold of the valuable gift from each others' hands. Outside their locked room, their family members are shaking their heads in embarrassment because of the sounds coming out of the bedroom. More liberal ads of condoms, sanitary napkins (even a branded talk show), etc are what one has to bear while watching TV at home. <br />
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The law banning television channels to show people smoking cigarettes is being totally ignored in several dramas and soups. In addition to that, scenes with actors and actresses using alcohol, engaging in physical contact compromising morality, rape scenes, and adult rated language have become so common in all the programmes being aired that one cannot single out a particular show or drama for that. Actresses and celebrities at first started wearing sleeveless clothes but now it is not uncommon to watch them exposing their backs and cleavage. I find it hard to believe that last week a leading Pakistani television channel aired a talk show in which people who identified themselves as gays and lesbians were presenting arguments that being homosexual is not against Islamic teachings. That was simply OUTRAGEOUS! <br />
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Where are we heading to? Is this the enlightened moderation you want the country to embrace? I have reasons to believe that our forefathers made a huge mistake sacrificing their lives and properties for a so-called Muslim homeland where Islam would prevail as the law of the land. <br />
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I appeal to your sense of shame Mr. President! Will you not respond?<br />
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A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN
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"I appeal to your sense of shame Mr. President! <br />
<br />
On one hand the PEMRA has banned Indian channels in Pakistan on the argument that they spread vulgarity. On the other, it has let loose the Pakistani channels to do whatever they like against the social, cultural and religious norms of our society. Each and every television channel in Pakistan is airing programmes which one cannot watch with his or her family. Many advertisements being shown on these channels are outrageously obscene and vulgar. For instance, a commercial of a low-calcium milk brand showing a man and a woman undressing and then working out in a gym admiring each others' figure and then the man gazing the woman's lower back which has a tattoo of the brand's insignia. Then there is an ad of a cellular phone company showing a newly wed couple at their wedding night opening a gift-wrap of mobile phone presented to them. The bride snatches the gadget from the groom's hand and then he tries to snatch it from her and then both are struggling, making loud grunts, to get hold of the valuable gift from each others' hands. Outside their locked room, their family members are shaking their heads in embarrassment because of the sounds coming out of the bedroom. More liberal ads of condoms, sanitary napkins (even a branded talk show), etc are what one has to bear while watching TV at home. <br />
<br />
The law banning television channels to show people smoking cigarettes is being totally ignored in several dramas and soups. In addition to that, scenes with actors and actresses using alcohol, engaging in physical contact compromising morality, rape scenes, and adult rated language have become so common in all the programmes being aired that one cannot single out a particular show or drama for that. Actresses and celebrities at first started wearing sleeveless clothes but now it is not uncommon to watch them exposing their backs and cleavage. I find it hard to believe that last week a leading Pakistani television channel aired a talk show in which people who identified themselves as gays and lesbians were presenting arguments that being homosexual is not against Islamic teachings. That was simply OUTRAGEOUS! <br />
<br />
Where are we heading to? Is this the enlightened moderation you want the country to embrace? I have reasons to believe that our forefathers made a huge mistake sacrificing their lives and properties for a so-called Muslim homeland where Islam would prevail as the law of the land. <br />
<br />
I appeal to your sense of shame Mr. President! Will you not respond?<br />
<br />
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A CONCERNED CITIZEN OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN