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New Indian Express
02-05-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif's YouTube channel blocked in India
NEW DELHI: With diplomatic relations with Pakistan continuing to be tense, access to the YouTube channel of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was blocked in India on Friday. "The content is currently unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order. For more details about government removal requests, please visit the Google Transparency Report," read a message on the blocked channel. The government had earlier this week blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly disseminating "false, provocative and communally sensitive content" about India. The YouTube channels blocked are Dawn News, Irshad Bhatti, SAMAA TV, ARY NEWS, BOL NEWS, Raftar, The Pakistan Reference, Geo News, Samaa Sports, GNN, Uzair Cricket, Umar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Muneeb Farooq, SUNO News and Razi Naama. The government also strongly objected to the BBC's reportage on the Pahalgam attack. This development follows recommendations from the Ministry of Home Affairs in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, a famous tourist destination in south Kashmir, where 26 people were gunned down. Meanwhile, the Instagram accounts of leading current and former Pakistani cricketers, including Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, and Wasim Akram, were also restricted in India, intensifying the digital crackdown on influential personalities across the border in the aftermath of the terror attack. The list of restricted accounts also includes Test captain Shan Masood and pacers.
Indian Express
01-05-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Pakistan javelin star Arshad Nadeem's Instagram account blocked in India
Pakistan's Olympic gold medal winning javelin thrower Arshad Nadeem became the latest athlete from the neighbouring country to have his Instagram account blocked in India in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack. Users attempting to access Nadeem's Instagram page from India are met with the message: 'Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content.' Earlier in the week, former Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi and Basit Ali's YouTube channels were blocked in India following 'an order from the government related to national security or public order'. The central government officially blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly disseminating 'provocative and communally sensitive content'. While Akhtar and Ali's channels were not part of the government-issued list, they were also seemingly affected by the order. Interestingly though, unlike Nadeem's, their Instagram accounts remain available. Dawn News, Irshad Bhatti, SAMAA TV, ARY NEWS, BOL NEWS, Raftar, The Pakistan Reference, Geo News, Samaa Sports, GNN, Uzair Cricket, Umar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Muneeb Farooq, SUNO News and Razi Naama are the other Pakistani channels banned in India. Twenty-six people, mostly tourists, were killed and several injured when terrorists opened fire at a meadow near the popular tourist town of Pahalgam in south Kashmir on April 22. The government has since cracked down on Pakistani social media accounts that have large following in India. Other prominent Pakistani celebrities, including actors Mahira Khan and Ali Zafar, have also seen their Instagram accounts blocked in India. Last week, India's Olympic star Neeraj Chopra had said that the invitation to Arshad Nadeem for participating in NC Classic – javelin event to be organised in Bengaluru next month under the name of India's Olympic champion – was extended before the events in Kashmir. Neeraj, who said he and his family have been subject to hate and abuse, said Arshad's participation in the event was 'completely out of the question' after the events in Pahalgam.
Indian Express
28-04-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
India blocks YouTube channels of Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali after Pahalgam attacks
Former Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali's YouTube channels were on Monday blocked in India following 'an order from the government related to national security or public order' in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attacks. The central government officially blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly disseminating 'provocative and communally sensitive content'. While Akhtar and Ali's channels were not part of the government-issued list, they were also seemingly affected by the order. Dawn News, Irshad Bhatti, SAMAA TV, ARY NEWS, BOL NEWS, Raftar, The Pakistan Reference, Geo News, Samaa Sports, GNN, Uzair Cricket, Umar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Muneeb Farooq, SUNO News and Razi Naama are the other Pakistani channels banned in India. 'This content is currently unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order,' stated a YouTube message on logging into the channels. 'On the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India has banned Pakistani YouTube channels for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and misinformation against India, its Army and security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir,' PTI quoted officials as saying. Akhtar, a former pacer of repute, is a popular figure among Indian fans for his in-depth and often humorous analysis of international cricket issues. Basit, a former Pakistan coach, runs similar content on his channel. Last Tuesday, a terrorist attack in a meadow near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, tragically killed 26 people, including 25 Indian nationals and one Nepali citizen.
