India Cracks Down On Pakistani Digital Presence, Blocked PM Shehbaz Sharif’s YouTube

Shehbaz Sharif YouTube channel Ban: After the Pahalgam terror attack, there is an atmosphere of tension between India and Pakistan. In the meanwhile, the Indian government has blocked the official YouTube channel of Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif in India. The Indian government has also banned the Instagram accounts of many Pakistani leaders and ministers including Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, President Asif Ali Zardari, Maryam Nawaz, Bilawal Bhutto in India.

Instagram accounts of Pak cricketers blocked in India

Though this step has been taken after the Indian government banned 16 major Pakistani YouTube channels. However, these YouTube channels used to show inflammatory and communally sensitive content as well as false videos against the Indian army.

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Earlier, the Indian government had carried out a digital strike on the social media accounts of many Pakistani celebrities, including many cricketers. On Friday (May 2, 2025), India blocked the Instagram accounts of Babar Azam, Mohammad Aamir, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Rizwan, Harris Rauf and Imam ul Haq in India.

Many YouTube channels were blocked due to misleading content

The platforms banned by India include the YouTube channels of Pakistan's leading news channels Dawn, Sama TV, ARY News, Bol News, Raftar, Geo News and Suno News. Apart from this, YouTube channels of journalists Irshad Bhatti, Munib Farooq have also banned.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to give harsh punishment to those responsible for the Pahalgam terror attack. He talked about giving a bigger punishment than imagination to the terrorists and their shelterers. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has also talked about killing terrorists selectively

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Pakistan stops broadcasting Indian songs

Pakistan's FM radio stations stopped broadcasting Indian songs on Thursday (April 1, 2025). Indian songs, especially the songs of great singers like Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi, Kishore Kumar and Mukesh, are popular among Pakistanis and are played daily on FM radio stations here.

Summary

After the digital strike on the social media accounts of many Pakistani celebrities, the Indian government blocked the official YouTube channel of Pak PM Shahbaz Sharif in India.