By News18
Just a day after several Pakistani actors鈥 and cricketers鈥 social media accounts became accessible in India, the government has once again blocked them following an emergency internal review, government sources told News18.
On July 2, Instagram accounts of actors like Mawra Hocane, Saba Qamar, Ahad Raza Mir, Yumna Zaidi, and Danish Taimoor had briefly become visible to Indian users. YouTube channels of cricketers Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar, along with entertainment platforms like Hum TV, ARY Digital, and Har Pal Geo, were also accessible.
However, by Thursday morning, these accounts were once again geo-restricted. Users searching for them were met with the familiar message: 鈥淎ccount not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content.鈥
According to government sources, over 18,000 Pakistani social media handles across platforms have now been blocked in India.