Srinagar: The instagram accounts of top Pakistan cricketers including Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afrid and others have been blocked in India in the aftermath of Pahalgam terror attack.
Indian users who tried to open the Instagram pages of Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan are getting a pop-up message stating, “Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content.”
Shoaib Akhtar, Shaheen Shah Afridi, and Haris Rauf’s Instagram pages have also been blocked in India. However, Shahid Afridi, Wasim Akram, and Waqar Younis still have active accounts, and users in India can see content posted on their profiles.
This blocking of Instagram accounts comes in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack, where 26 people, primarily tourists, lost their lives.
The Indian government has been coming down hard on Pakistani social media accounts which have significant reach in India. Last week, several Pakistani YouTube channels were also restricted in India.
Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali saw their YouTube channels being restricted in India and users can no longer view the videos posted on their accounts.
Other Pakistani celebrities such as Mahira Khan, Ali Zafar, Hania Aamir and Fawad Khan have also had their Instagram pages blocked in India.
