Ready to launch Pakistani version of Netflix: Science & Technology Minister

Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has announced that the government of Pakistan is ready to launch the Pakistani version of streaming website Netflix.

Fawad Chaudhry in a tweet on the social networking website Twitter said that ‘We at the Ministry of Science and Technology are fully prepared to launch Pakistan’s first OTT television (Pakistani version of Netflix)’.

We at @MinistryofST are all set to launch Pakistan’s first OTT Tv (Pak version of #Netflix) Technology part is complete have asked PEMRA to prepare a guideline on content and we will be all set to launch in PPP mode, it ll be just another humble contribution..

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) October 23, 2020

Fawad Chaudhry said that the technology work in this regard has been completed and we have asked the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to prepare guidelines related to the content.

“And with this we will launch it under public private partnership,” he added.

Social media users have expressed happiness over the above announcement of Federal Minister Fawad Chaudhry.

It should be noted that Pakistani filmmakers and actors have been repeatedly emphasizing the need for a local and state-level OTT platform.

Consumers in Pakistan have access to other streaming websites including Netflix, iFlex and various streaming websites including YouTube are also releasing various online series.

However, till now there was no such online streaming platform in Pakistan that was offered locally.

It should also be kept in mind that 5 Pakistani original online series will be released on Indian streaming website Zee Five, one of which ‘Childs’ was released in August.

Foreign Web Platform When Pakistan’s first original web series was released, the need for a similar platform was emphasized by many.

There is no word yet on when Pakistan’s first government streaming website will be launched and what content will be broadcast on it.