Full list of Pakistani actors whose Instagram accounts are still visible in India
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NEW DELHI: Instagram accounts of several well-known Pakistani actors, including Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, Sanam Saeed, and Ali Zafar, have been restricted in India following a legal request. Indian users attempting to access their profiles were met with a message stating, 'Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content.'
Blocked accounts
Mahira Khan
Hania Aamir
Sanam Saeed
Ali Zafar
Bilal Abbas
Iqra Aziz
Ayeza Khan
Imran Abbas
Accounts still accessible
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Fawad Khan
Atif Aslam
Farhan Saeed
Ali Sethi
Shafqat Amanat Ali
Mawra Hocane
Saba Qamar
Adnan Siddiqui
Hamza Ali Abbasi
Veena Malik
Sarwat Gilani
Mehar Bano
Nimra Bucha
Yasra Rizvi
The move comes amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan after the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians.
In addition to the aforementioned celebrities, accounts belonging to actors Bilal Abbas, Iqra Aziz, Ayeza Khan, Imran Abbas, and Sajal Aly have also been blocked for users in India.
The release of
Abir Gulaal
, a film featuring Pakistani actor Fawad Khan, is now uncertain in light of the incident. However, Fawad Khan's Instagram account remains accessible in India.
Meanwhile, the Instagram profiles of several other Pakistani public figures, including singers Atif Aslam, Farhan Saeed, Ali Sethi, and Shafqat Amanat Ali, as well as actors Mawra Hocane (
Sanam Teri Kasam
), Saba Qamar (
Hindi Medium
), Adnan Siddiqui (
Mom
), Hamza Ali Abbasi, Veena Malik, and
Churails
cast members Sarwat Gilani, Mehar Bano, Nimra Bucha, and Yasra Rizvi, remain active and viewable in India.
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