The YouTube channels of former Pakistan cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Basit Ali were blocked on Monday in view of the Pahalgam terror attacks after “an order from the government related to national security or public order” in India.
The central government officially blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels allegedly to spread “stimulating and communally sensitive materials”. While Akhtar and Ali’s channels were not part of the list released by the government, they were also influenced by the order.
Don News, Irshad Bhatti, Sama TV, Eri News, Bol News, Rafatar, The Pakistan Reference, Geo News, Sama Sports, GNN, Uzer Cricket, Omar Cheema Exclusive, Asma Shirazi, Munib Farooq, Suno News and Razi Nama are other Pakistani channels in India.
A YouTube message on logging in channels said, “This material is currently unavailable due to an order from the government related to national security or public order in this country.”
“On the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Government of India has banned restrictive and communally sensitive materials, false and misleading stories and misunderstandings against India to ban Pakistani YouTube channels, its army and security agencies said in the incident of tragic palagam terror in Jammu and Kashmir.
Former Repute’s Pesar Akhtar is a popular person among Indian fans who are for his intense and often humorous analysis of international cricket issues. Former Pakistan coach Basit runs similar materials on his channel.
Last Tuesday, 26 people, including 25 Indian citizens and a Nepali citizen, were traded in a terrorist attack in a meadow near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
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In response to this attack, the Government of India has taken several action, including suspending the Indus Water Treaty and canceling visas for Pakistani citizens.
– With PTI input
