Pakistan media approaches government for NOC on screening of Aamir Khan''s ‘Laal Singh Chaddha'' Karachi, August 12 A media group in Pakistan has approached the information ministry for a NOC on the countrywide screening of Aamir Khan-starrer Bollywood movie ''Laal Singh Chaddha''. According to media reports, if the Cinepex Media Group gets the No Objection Certificate (NOC) it will be the first time since 2019 that an Indian film will be released in Pakistani theaters. In 2019, the then government placed a ban on Indian content in Pakistan after escalating tensions between the two countries over the Indian government''s revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the erstwhile state into two Union territories. The ties between India and Pakistan nosedived after New Delhi abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution. India''s decision evoked strong reactions from Pakistan, which downgraded diplomatic ties and expelled the Indian envoy. India has repeatedly told Pakistan that Jammu and Kashmir "was, is and shall forever" remain an integral part of the country. Since the scrapping of the special status on August 5, there has been no Bollywood release in Pakistan and cineplexes have mostly tried to survive on the release of Hollywood and Pakistani movies.