Pakistan bans Joyland from cinemas

It was not immediately clear which cinemas would be affected or how a ban will be enforced (Donall Farmer/PA)

Pakistan has reversed a previous decision to show its Oscar entry Joyland and has banned it from cinemas, a government official said.

The film, which features a love story between a married man and a transgender woman, is Pakistan’s entry for next year’s Academy Awards and was a prize winner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.