Hyderabad: Instagram accounts of several top Pakistani actors including Hania Aamir, Mahira Khan and Sajal Ali have been blocked in India. This step has been taken after the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir and is being linked to national security measures. Those trying to access the account do not find the account but it is written on the screen, ‘Account is not available in India. This is because we have received a legal request to block this content.
Social media of these actors blocked
Along with Hania Aamir and Mahira Khan, the list of social media blocked includes Ali Zafar, Ayeza Khan, Sanam Saeed, Maya Ali and Iqra Aziz Hussain. These actors were very active on social media and were famous among Indian fans for their acting and social media presence. But now their fans will not be able to see their content and neither will the actors be able to meet their Indian fans.
Fawad Khan’s name out of the list
After the Pahalgam attack, Indian viewers had demanded a ban on Fawad Khan’s upcoming Bollywood film Abir Gulaal. Currently, the social media accounts of most Pakistani actors are blocked. But Fawad is out of this list because his social media can still be seen by fans. Along with this, the account of Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum fame actor Fahad Mustafa has also not been blocked yet.
Let us tell you that Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir and Fawad Khan are among the most followed Pakistani celebrities in India. At the same time, Pakistani dramas also have millions of fans in India.
On April 22, some terrorists attacked tourists in the Baisaran Valley of Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir. 26 tourists, including a Nepali citizen, died in this attack. After which anger spread across the country and again the demand to ban Pakistani artists from India arose. Now the Insta account of most of the artists has been blocked.