Indian army to counter PTV programmes in H-Kashmir
Pakistan Times Kashmir Desk

SRINAGAR: The Indian Army is installing direct to home (DTH) kits in villages close to the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan to counter what it called "Pakistan Television propaganda."

Called the Army's Operation Sadbhavna (goodwill) project, it will provide villagers in the mountain areas in occupied Kashmir an opportunity to watch Indian television, where India's state-run Doordarshan's low power transmitters are not powerful enough to reach, but Pakistani transmitters are.

"The step is being taken to provide entertainment to the villagers living in the remote mountainous areas and above all, to counter Pakistani television propaganda," said an Army spokesperson.

He said DTH kits were being provided free of cost by the Department of Information and Broadcasting, while the Army was bearing the cost of purchasing 29 inch television sets.

"The television sets will be placed in community places like the panchayat house. Small generator sets will also be placed for electricity back-up," the spokesperson said.●