India blocks Instagram account of Pakistani singer Abida Parveen amid tension over Pahalgam attack
The Instagram account of Pakistani singer Abida Parveen has been blocked in India amid tensions between the two nations over the Pahalgam terror attack. The move came days after the Instagram accounts of several Pakistani actors were blocked.
The message from Instagram on Parveen's account reads, "Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content."
In the aftermath of the deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that left 26 people dead, the central government blocked the Instagram accounts of several Pakistani actors, including Hania Amir, Ali Zafar and Mahira Khan.
On Sunday, the X accounts of former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and ex-minister Bilawal Bhutto were blocked in India. Both their accounts had been withheld "in response to a legal demand".
Last week, the Centre also announced a ban on 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for their provocative and communally sensitive content and misinformation against India.
The banned platforms included YouTube channels of major news outlets like Geo News, Dawn, Raftar, Bol News, ARY News, Samaa TV, Suno News. Additionally, YouTube channels of well-known journalists, including Muneeb Farooq, Umar Cheema, Asma Shirazi, and Irshad Bhatti, had been blocked.
Pakistani actor Fawad Khan's comeback Bollywood film 'Abir Gulal' was also not released in India.
Fawad Khan was last seen in the Anushka Sharma-Ranbir Kapoor starrer 'Ae Dil Hai Mushkil'.
Since the terror attack on an Indian Army base took place in Uri in September 2016, no Pakistani actors have worked in the Indian film industry.
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