Foreign-picturized movies comprising Pakistani and Indian stars would be exhibited in Pakistan and in this connection Pakistan Censor Code has been amended, said a Pakistani official on Sunday.

Federal Minister for Culture G.G Jamal said the purpose of the move was to encourage Pakistani film stars and other people associated with the industry so that the movies of international level could be created, Pakistan news agency NNI reported.

However, he made it clear that the exhibition of such movies picturized in India would not be allowed.

The minister said a festival of Pakistani movies would be held in India in the last week of July or in the first week of August, adding that six movies had been selected for the festival.

The official said the National Film Academy would also be established for imparting training to the film-related people, saying that the services of private sector were being hired.

About the poor condition of cinema houses, Jamal said that some years ago there were 1,500 cinema houses in Pakistan but now only 211 cinema houses remained to provide entertainment to the film viewers.

Jamal said that now the government had decided not to allow the demolition of cinema houses to build plazas.

Similarly, he said that a plot for cinema house would also be allotted in every housing scheme.

Source: Xinhua