US EditionIndia blocks Pakistani celebrities on social media
- On April 28 and the following Saturday, India blocked access to multiple Pakistani YouTube channels and Instagram accounts of actors, cricketers, and political figures within its borders.
- This action followed a deadly attack on April 22 in Indian-administered Kashmir, which India attributes to Pakistan, although Pakistan denies involvement and tensions had already escalated.
- The list of banned accounts featured Pakistani news organizations, popular Bollywood figures such as Fawad Khan and Atif Aslam, prominent current cricketers including leading batsmen Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, former players like Shahid Afridi and Wasim Akram, as well as Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem.
- India's communications ministry stated it would suspend all inbound mail and parcels from Pakistan, and users attempting to access these accounts in India see a message citing legal compliance as the reason for unavailability.
- This measure extends existing tit-for-tat restrictions, including trade blocks, postal suspensions, closed borders, and airspace bans, reflecting ongoing hostile relations that limit direct economic and diplomatic exchanges.
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India bans Pakistani stars, halts mail and trade in tit-for-tat escalation
NEW DELHI, May 4 — New Delhi widened tit-for-tat measures against Islamabad on Saturday, blocking access to the social media accounts of Pakistani actors and cricketers, as well as extending trade blocks and stopping postal services. India blames Pakistan of backing the deadliest attack in years on civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22, in which 26 men were killed. Islamabad has rejected the charge, and both countries have since e…
Delhi bans trade, shipping, mail with Islamabad
India widened its punitive measures against Pakistan on Saturday, banning the import of goods coming from or transiting via Pakistan and barring Pakistani ships as well as blocking access to the social media accounts of Pakistani actors and cricketers. India's Directorate General of Foreign Trade said in a notification that the ban would take effect immediately. "This restriction is imposed in the interest of national security and public policy,…
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India blocks Pakistani celebrities on social media
New Delhi widened tit-for-tat measures against Islamabad on Saturday, blocking access to the social media accounts of Pakistani actors and cricketers, as well as extending trade blocks and stopping postal services.
Indian Fans Shocked as Government Bans Pakistani Entertainment
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