This year will be revival of Pakistani cinema: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry

It is worth mentioning that the Pakistani pavilion at the ongoing Dubai Expo has been largely admired for presenting the true potential of the country. The expo, being attended by more than 100 countries of the world, will continue till the end of March.

In a tweet in December last year, Chaudhry had revealed that heavy taxes have been imposed on importing foreign dramas and taking foreign models in advertisements in the Finance Amendment Act.

فنانس ترمیمی ایکٹ میں جہاں ایک طرف سینما اور فلم پروڈکشن کی مشینری پر ٹیکس نہیں ہے وہیں غیرملکی ڈرامہ درآمد کرنے اور اشتہارات میں غیرملکی ماڈلز لینے پر بھاری ٹیکس عائد کیا گیا ہے اس کا بنیادی مقصد پاکستان کی فلمی صنعت اور فنکاروں کو تحفظ فراہم کرنا ہے

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— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) December 31, 2021

He had also disclosed that no tax was imposed on cinema and film production equipment, citing the measure’s main purpose to protect Pakistan’s film industry and artists.