NEW DELHI: After Instagram accounts of Pakistani artists, including actors Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir and Ali Zafar, were no longer accessible in India, Pakistani singer Abida Parveen’s Instagram account has also been blocked in the country.

“Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content,” read the message by Instagram on Abida Parveen’s account.

India had earlier announced a ban on 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative and communally sensitive content and misinformation targeting the country, its Army and security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir.

The action was taken based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

“On the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has banned some Pakistani YouTube channels for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content, false and misleading narratives and misinformation against India, its Army and security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir,” a government source had told ANI.

Since 2016, no Pakistani actors have worked in the Indian film industry following the terrorists attacked an Indian Army base in Uri.

Pakistani actor Fawad Khan’s who was last seen in the Bolluywood movie ‘Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2016) has not appeared in any Indian film since then. His comeback film ‘Abir Gulaal’ did not release in India. Sources in the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the film, which also stars Vaani Kapoor, will not be released in India.

The terror attack on April 22 in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam targeted tourists, killing 26 people. Following the attack, India has taken strong stance against Pakistan for its support of cross-border terrorism.