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| Islamabad's only cinema sealed for screening movies at 'Iftar time' |
| 2014-07-28 |
[DAWN] ISLAMABAD: The district administration on Saturday sealed Cineplex, the only cinema in the federal capital located at Centaurus Mall, and incarceratedDon't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! five of its employees for screening movies at 'Iftar time'. The administration closed the cinema for an indefinite period under the Ehteram-e-Ramazan Ordinance, which prohibits screening of movies during Iftar and Taraveeh. The fun-starved people of the federal capital expressed their fear that they would be deprived of entertainment during Eid days as Islamabad has no other cinema. "Following a complaint by a citizen, we raided the Centaurus shopping mall and sealed Cineplex for showing film during Ramazan," said Abdul Sattar Esani, additional deputy commissioner general. Sources said during the raid fear and panic gripped the people visiting the Mall for Eid shopping. It is relevant to note here that it was only entertaining place for around two million citizens of the federal capital. |
| Posted by:Fred |