Zindagi to discontinue Pak shows: Chandra

Mumbai, Sept 24: Zindagi channel, which syndicates content from countries such as Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey, will stop airing Pakistani TV shows, its chairman Subhash Chandra said on Saturday.

Calling Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly, “unfortunate”, he said artistes from the country should also leave India immediately.

“Unfortunate stance of Mia Sharif at UN. Zee is considering stopping Zindagi programmes from Pak, as well artistes from there should leave,” Chandra tweeted.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises (ZEEL) launched Zindagi in 2014. The channel has aired many notable Pakistani television shows such as Aunn Zara, Humsafar, Kitni Girhain Baaki Hain, Maat and Zindagi Gulzar Hai, which have been wellreceived in India.