The decision was made by Pakistan Television’s sports station, PTV Sports, to stop airing the current second Test match between Australia and Pakistan on Tuesday.
The decision was made one week after the government declared that betting houses’ proxy companies would not be tolerated. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry further encouraged parties involved in the order to refrain from promoting themselves through any kind of advertisement during live broadcast of sporting events.
“Pakistan Television (PTV Sports) adhering to the Government of Pakistan’s policy, ‘Zero tolerance for the surrogate Companies’ has discontinued airing the second Test match from Melbourne being played from December 26th, 2023 in lieu of the Pakistan vs. Australia Cricket Series,” the company said in a notification shared on X, formerly Twitter.
