<p>The Twitterati in Pakistan are furious about the movie being banned.&nbsp;News reports on Saturday said the country&#39;s Censor Board had refused to clear the movie.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The board reportedly said the movie was against the country&#39;s culture and tradition.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A number of people have slammed the decision:&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yes, Pakistani Women menstruate too. I support <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Padman</a> and menstrual hygiene. Ban on <a href="https://twitter.com/PadManTheFilm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PadManTheFilm</a> in Pakistan is senseless. Release it now. <a href="https://t.co/KpsTL6Rc3a">pic.twitter.com/KpsTL6Rc3a</a></p>
&mdash; Ammara Ahmad (@ammarawrites) <a href="https://twitter.com/ammarawrites/status/962294732918489088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">&quot;Against our traditions &amp; culture&quot; Oh well, coz women don&#39;t menstruate here... What stupid people sitting at Censor Board ! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PadMan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PadMan</a> must be allowed in Pakistan ! <a href="https://t.co/S7PUfBV9ak">https://t.co/S7PUfBV9ak</a></p>
&mdash; Gharidah Farooqi (@GFarooqi) <a href="https://twitter.com/GFarooqi/status/962412837321805824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Banning PadMan in Pakistan is another one of those illogical things that simply affect the business of cinemas in Pakistan.<br />
Menstruation is a fact of life, and bringing it to mainstream consciousness is neither immoral nor un-Islamic.</p>
&mdash; Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) <a href="https://twitter.com/MehrTarar/status/962353264074338304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Insecurity, illiteracy &amp; double standards of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pakistani</a> filmmakers who&#39;re okay with dirty raunchy item numbers but consider &quot;unislamic&quot; to film a social awareness topic of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/menstruation?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#menstruation</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WomenEmpowerment?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WomenEmpowerment</a><br />
Censor board, ????move<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Padman?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Padman</a> banned in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pakistan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pakistan</a> <a href="https://t.co/MHfDx1zVys">https://t.co/MHfDx1zVys</a></p>
&mdash; Mona Alam (@MonaAlamm) <a href="https://twitter.com/MonaAlamm/status/962294395033870336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Banning padman in Pakistan just shows how we havent mentally progressed as a nation. Utterly disappointing.</p>
&mdash; Amna Mazhar (@ozilinaa) <a href="https://twitter.com/ozilinaa/status/962365366440792064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Meanwhile, the Pakistan Government wrote on its official&nbsp; Twitter handle, &quot;The decision to issue a NOC by the Ministry of Information Broadcasting National History and Literary Heritage is yet to be taken on the release of a foreign feature film &quot;Padman&quot; as the film has not yet been previewed by the Central Board of Film Censors.&quot;</p>

<p>Pakistani filmmaker Syed Noor, reacting to the incident, said that &quot;not only PadMan but I think even Padmaavat should not have been released as it portrays Muslims in a very negative light&quot;, PTI reported.</p>

<p>Directed by R Balki, PadMan is a biographical comedy-drama based on the life of a social activist Arunachalam Muruganantham of Tamil Nadu.</p>

<p>Muruganantham invented a low-cost, sanitary pad-making machine and is credited with generating awareness about menstrual hygiene in rural India.</p>

<p>PadMan was released in India on February 9.</p>


Pakistan's Censor Board has reportedly banned the movie saying it goes against the country's culture and tradition

The Twitterati in Pakistan are furious about the movie being banned. News reports on Saturday said the country's Censor Board had refused to clear the movie. The board reportedly said the movie was against the country's culture and tradition. A number of people have slammed the decision: Yes, Pakistani Women menstruate too. I support #Padman and menstrual hygiene. Ban on @PadManTheFilm in Pakistan is senseless. Release it now. pic.twitter.com/KpsTL6Rc3a — Ammara Ahmad (@ammarawrites) February 10, 2018 × "Against our traditions & culture" Oh well, coz women don't menstruate here... What stupid people sitting at Censor Board ! #PadMan must be allowed in Pakistan ! https://t.co/S7PUfBV9ak — Gharidah Farooqi (@GFarooqi) February 10, 2018 × Banning PadMan in Pakistan is another one of those illogical things that simply affect the business of cinemas in Pakistan. Menstruation is a fact of life, and bringing it to mainstream consciousness is neither immoral nor un-Islamic. — Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) February 10, 2018 × Insecurity, illiteracy & double standards of #Pakistani filmmakers who're okay with dirty raunchy item numbers but consider "unislamic" to film a social awareness topic of #menstruation on #WomenEmpowerment Censor board, ????move#Padman banned in #Pakistan https://t.co/MHfDx1zVys — Mona Alam (@MonaAlamm) February 10, 2018 × Banning padman in Pakistan just shows how we havent mentally progressed as a nation. Utterly disappointing. — Amna Mazhar (@ozilinaa) February 10, 2018 × Meanwhile, the Pakistan Government wrote on its official Twitter handle, "The decision to issue a NOC by the Ministry of Information Broadcasting National History and Literary Heritage is yet to be taken on the release of a foreign feature film "Padman" as the film has not yet been previewed by the Central Board of Film Censors." Pakistani filmmaker Syed Noor, reacting to the incident, said that "not only PadMan but I think even Padmaavat should not have been released as it portrays Muslims in a very negative light", PTI reported. Directed by R Balki, PadMan is a biographical comedy-drama based on the life of a social activist Arunachalam Muruganantham of Tamil Nadu. Muruganantham invented a low-cost, sanitary pad-making machine and is credited with generating awareness about menstrual hygiene in rural India. PadMan was released in India on February 9.

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