Information and Broadcasting Minister S Jaipal Reddy informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday that Pakistan had been asked to lift the ban on Indian films and TV channels.
"Pakistan exercises a blanket ban on Indian films, audio-visual media and the print media. The government of India has asked Pakistan to remove the existing ban on Indian TV channels, permit exchange of newspapers, books and perioicals and to remove the ban on Indian films," he said in a written reply.
India, he said, followed an open sky and open door policy. "Any number of Pakistani films, music, videos can be bought in the Indian markets at any given time," he stated.
New Delhi had also unilaterally undertaken visa liberalisation measures last year, which included multiple entry visas for accredited journalists without pre-vetting and with exemption from police reporting, Reddy added.