Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:07am on 03 Jul 2025,Thursday India Global
Several Pakistani social media accounts, including Instagram profiles of celebrities like Hania Aamir, Mahira Khan, Shahid Afridi, Mawra Hocane, Saba Qamar, and YouTube channels such as Hum TV and ARY Digital, became briefly accessible in India on July 2 following a technical glitch . By July 3 morning, over 18,000 accounts were reblocked after an emergency governmental review . No official statement was released, but sources cited a legal directive under the IT Rules prompting swift compliance . The ban, enforced post‑Pahalgam terror attacks, reflects India’s ongoing digital restrictions on Pakistani content. (PC: India Today)
