Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Pakistan on Thursday banned the screening of Indian films in the country's theaters, amid tensions between the two sides after India revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, reports The Indian Express.

"No Indian film will be screened in any Pakistani theater. Drama, films and Indian content of this kind will be completely banned in Pakistan," Firdous Ashiq Awan, special advisor to Prime Minister Imran Khan for Information and Broadcasting, tweeted.

Indian government on Monday revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated the state into two Union Territories - Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Pakistan expelled the Indian High Commissioner as part of its decision to downgrade the diplomatic ties w...