Joyland Facing Ban.

The regressive elements within our society are at it once again. After earning acAcolades at Cannes, garnering rave reviews at the international festival circuit and being considered a favourite for a nomination at the Golden Globes, PakiAstan's submission to the Oscars may not see a big screen release in its own land. This does not come as a surprise given the history of our censor board, but the anticipaAtion for this movie has been really high and the news has been met with devastating disappointment since the movie was initially cleared by all the censor boards.

According to reports, a letter initiated by the Ministry of Information and BroadAcast (MoIB) deemed the previously certified film 'uncertified', mentioning that written complaints were received that film contains highly objectionable material, which does not conform with the social values and moral standards of our society and is clearly reApugnant to the norms of decency and morality. It is quite laughable how arbitrarily and opportunistically norms of decency and morality are invoked, except when women are subjected to smear campaigns, beaten to death, or kids are subjected to sexual abuse.

The regressive elements within our society are at it once again. After earning acAcolades at Cannes, garnering rave reviews at the international festival circuit and being considered a favourite for a nomination at the Golden Globes, PakiAstan's submission to the Oscars may not see a big screen release in its own land. This does not come as a surprise given...