MUMBAI: India-made spy films are always banned by Pakistan.

Going by the banning of Saif Ali Khan‘s spy thriller Agent Vinod some months ago, Pakistan has reportedly prohibited Ek Tha Tiger from exhibition in the country.

To cash in on the Eid weekend, Ek Tha Tiger was slated to release in Pakistan this week and was expected to fetch good income. A Pakistani distributor has gone on record to confirm that the film won‘t release there because it hasn‘t been granted clearance by the Pakistani Censor Board.

Though there has been no official word from the Pakistani Censor Board, but going by the brief given by the Pak electronic media watchdog to ban the trailer of the film, the authorities in the country are wary of their powerful spy agency ISI being shown in bad light in the Salman Khan film.

Airing his views, director Kabir Khan is quoted to have said, "It is sad that a film promoting peace and friendship has fallen victim to politics."

Ek Tha Tiger was supposed to release with 35 prints in Pakistan.