Overview

• Instagram has restricted access in India to accounts of prominent Pakistani actors including Fawad Khan, Atif Aslam, and Mahira Khan, as well as cricketers like Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Shahid Afridi.
• The Indian government banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels, citing concerns over disinformation and provocative content against India and its security forces.
• The release of the film 'Abir Gulaal,' starring Fawad Khan, has been suspended in India following calls for a cultural boycott of Pakistani artists.
• The Indian government issued a formal letter to the BBC, criticizing its language in coverage of the Pahalgam attack and vowing to monitor its reporting.
• These measures, justified as national security actions, follow the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists, and was claimed by a Pakistan-based proxy group.