LAHORE: The Senate Standing Committee on Culture and Tourism discussed matters pertaining to the film industry during a meeting at the Aiwan-e-Iqbal here on Wednesday.

Chairperson of the Committee Senator Nilofar Bakhtiar chaired the meeting, which was attended by Senator Jahangir Badar, Rehana Yahya Baloch, Sabina Rauf, Gulshan Saeed, Chairman Censor Board Barrister Malik Shahnawaz Noon, film stars Nishoo, Sangeeta and Syed Noor.

Barrister Malik Shahnawaz Noon briefed the committee members about the proposals recommended by the sub-committee for the revival of the Pakistani cinema and import of Indian films. Speaking on the occasion, Jahangir Badar proposed to constitute a committee, comprising film-makers, to implement the decisions taken by the Senate committee and present the recommendations of the committee to Federal Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin.

Film-makers informed the meeting about the problems and difficulties being faced by them while producing films. They demanded of the government to provide facilities, including latest technology, to produce good films.

They demanded of the Punjab government to give the tax free status to the film industry. They pointed out that the other three provinces had already exempted the film industry from tax.