New Delhi: In a shocking development, a host of social media accounts and YouTube channels linked to celebrities and media organizations from Pakistan, which were blocked in India following the Pahalgam terror attack, seem to have been restored.
Apart from the Instagram profiles of several celebrities, the YouTube accounts of media outlets such as Hum TV, ARY Digital, and Har Pal Geo are now available in India.
The central government had issued a formal advisory to all OTT platforms and digital streaming services on May 8, telling them to remove all content originating from Pakistan.
The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has protested against the government on the issue and has issued a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, raising strong objections over the removal of the ban on social media accounts from Pakistan.
“It is deeply concerning and absolutely unacceptable that social media accounts of Pakistani artists like Mawra Hocane, Yumna Zaidi, and several Pakistan-based channels are once again visible in India,” the letter read.
“This is not merely a digital appearance — it is a direct insult to the sacrifice of our martyred soldiers and an emotional assault on every Indian who lost a loved one in terror attacks perpetrated by Pakistan,” the body added.
India and Pakistan were engaged in a brief military conflict when Operation Sindoor was launched on May 7 in response to the Pehelgam terror attack of April 22 when Islamist terrorists shot dead 26 Hindu pilgrims after explicitly asking for the religion of their victims.
