MUMBAI: Hasan Kazmi can't do without his weekday fix of Mahabharat and Devon Ke Dev... Mahadev. He avidly watches the television serials on his Videocon direct-to-home (DTH) connection.
Nothing odd about this, except that Kazmi is based in Karachi and is using a set-top box he bought on the black market. For Pakistani viewers hooked on Indian TV, an entire ecosystem has evolved to help foster the habit.
It's based on illegal direct-to- Some also said the government has not bothered to crack down on the illegal connections given the strong lobby of those involved in the business. "Initially, the smuggling of set-top boxes used to be through the Wagah border," a Karachi-based dealer of DTH connections told ET.
"We would get people coming from India to carry one or two pieces. But the demand has increased manifold so now the boxes are smuggled in large quantities through the Afghanistan border."
With the sale ..
Indian DTH services go 'direct' to Pakistan, payments made through hawala; illegal connections multiply - The Economic Times
Nothing odd about this, except that Kazmi is based in Karachi and is using a set-top box he bought on the black market. For Pakistani viewers hooked on Indian TV, an entire ecosystem has evolved to help foster the habit.
It's based on illegal direct-to- Some also said the government has not bothered to crack down on the illegal connections given the strong lobby of those involved in the business. "Initially, the smuggling of set-top boxes used to be through the Wagah border," a Karachi-based dealer of DTH connections told ET.
"We would get people coming from India to carry one or two pieces. But the demand has increased manifold so now the boxes are smuggled in large quantities through the Afghanistan border."
With the sale ..
Indian DTH services go 'direct' to Pakistan, payments made through hawala; illegal connections multiply - The Economic Times
How the heck do they have the patience to watch these corny saas bahu soaps???? 
They suck to hell and high heaven! And their fookin' make-up is three inches thick even when they're asleep!! Add to that the two tons of jewelry they're adorned with, and the farce is complete!! 
I cool. 
