Instagram accounts of popular Pakistani actors blocked in India
New Delhi : Instagram accounts of popular Pakistani actors Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, Sanam Saeed and Ali Zafar have been blocked in India following a “legal request” in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
According to Kashmir Media Service, “Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content”: this message was displayed when users in India tried to access the pages of these artists.
Tensions escalated between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the April 22 terror attack in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians.
Instagram accounts of Pakistani actors Bilal Abbas, lqra Aziz, Ayeza Khan, Imran Abbas and Sajal Aly have also been blocked.
The release of “Abir Gulaal”, a film starring Pakistani star Fawad Khan, is also in limbo following the attack. The Instagram account of Fawad Khan, however, continues to be accessible by Indian users.
Former Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali’s Youtube channels have been blocked in India following “an order from the government related to national security or public order” in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
The Indian government has withheld several Pakistani channels after the April 22 terror attack in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were gunned down.
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