Overview

• India has blocked the YouTube and Instagram accounts of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, alongside other prominent Pakistani figures and organizations.
• The bans extend to 16 Pakistani YouTube channels, including major news outlets like Dawn News, Geo News, and ARY News, for allegedly spreading provocative and misleading content.
• Instagram accounts of Pakistani actors, singers, and sports figures, such as Fawad Khan, Atif Aslam, and cricketers like Babar Azam, are also inaccessible in India under legal orders.
• Users attempting to access the restricted accounts in India are shown messages citing government orders related to national security and public order.
• These digital restrictions mark a broader strategy by India to counter Pakistan’s influence and narratives following escalating tensions post-Pahalgam attack.