The Last Picture Show in Islamabad
by Andre Soares
Via the Gulf Times: "Despite all claims of the government of pursuing a policy of enlightened moderation, the capital of Pakistan is still without a cinema.
"Pakistan is perhaps the only country in the civilised world which does not have a cinema house in the capital city.
"Islamabad appears to have fallen victim to government’s poor cultural policies and religious extremism. The city used to have three movie theatres, two of which fell prey to the apathy of the city administration and the third was destroyed by religious extremists."
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