The X (formerly Twitter) accounts of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and ex-minister Bilawal Bhutto are now blocked in India, amid rising tensions between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack.“@BBhuttoZardari has been withheld in IN in response to a legal demand. https://Learn more,” showed the message on X.
The move comes after social media handles of singer Atif Aslam, cricketers Shahid Afridi and Babar Azam, and actor Fawad Khan were blocked.
Earlier, Hania Aamir and Mahira Khan Instagram accounts were blocked. Other Pakistani celebrities whose Instagram accounts have been blocked in India are Ali Zafar, Sanam Saeed, Bilal Abbas, Momina Mustehsan, Iqra Aziz, Imran Abbas, and Sajal Aly.
The accounts have been blocked after the Indian government banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels a few days ago. These included prominent media outlets like Dawn News, Samaa TV, ARY News, and Geo News. The channels were banned for airing provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and misinformation against India.
