The government of Pakistan will launch its own streaming service à la Netflix, the country's minister for science and technology Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry said on Twitter. "Technology part is complete have asked [the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority] to prepare a guideline on content and we will be all set to launch in [Public Private Partnership] mode, it ll be just another humble contribution," Chaudhry wrote. Chaudhry didn't specify what kind of content would be on offer on the streaming service. However, it's likely that the government may turn to the productions of the Inter-Service Public Relations, the armed forces' media outreach wing. The closest India has for an equivalent of the streaming service Pakistan is proposing is Cinemas Of India, a platform run by the National Film Development Corporation of India (NFDC) for films the NFDC has produced. While some global streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video are available in Pakistan, there are almost no Pakistani streaming services, with online streaming limited to apps live-streaming TV channels, like Goonj TV and Tapmad TV. This is likely due to the fact that internet access in Pakistan remains costly, as in other parts of South Asia, due to high access costs. As of 2020, Pakistan had a score of 5/25 according to Freedom House on interest accessibility, compared to India’s score of 12/25. In spite of the relatively small size of the space in Pakistan, the government there shares its Indian counterparts' zeal to see streaming services subject to…
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