The Indian government on Tuesday, April 29, blocked the X account of Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives, mostly tourists.
The action was taken a day after 16 Pakistani YouTube channels with a total of 63 million subscribers were banned in India for spreading “provocative and communally sensitive content”.
The government’s move to ban the YouTube channels follows recommendations from the ministry of home affairs in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in the upper reaches of the Kashmir resort town in which 26 people were killed. Besides, the ministry of external affairs will be monitoring reporting of the BBC, which termed terrorists as militants, officials said.
