Cable Network

As a source if communication, Cable system is comparatively a new entrant in Pakistan. But in a very short time, it has left behind all traditional systems of communication like newspaper, radio and television. Now more and more people are using cable system. Basically, cable system works like a mini T.V station. It receives program  from different satellites and redistributes them among its subscribers through a cable. The subscriber, thus, has an access to a large number of T.V program telecast from the four corners of the world.

Cable system has taken the whole of Pakistan by storm. There are many cable service station in every city of the country. More and more people are installing this system. However, mixed reaction is shown about its use. Religious minded people call it a means of obscenity and immorality. They want to put an end to it at the earliest. On the other hand, people with modern bent of mind welcome and admire it as a source of vast information and entertainment.

There are many advantages of cable system. First, it is , no doubt, a source of vast information and entertainment. Secondly, it helps in getting impartial and correct news in a country where media are often under the thumb of the government. Thirdly, it introduces a person to the ways of living, religions, traditions, politics, economy, etc. of different parts of the world. This can bring about a number of positive changes in his mode of living and thinking. Fourthly, it is paving the way for global village and universal brotherhood by bringing the nations and countries closer to one another. Fifth,barring absence program, entertaining and informative program have their own charm and benefit for a person. Above all, it is promoting and expanding travel, trade, commerce and industry throughout the world.