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India Reverses Ban on Pakistani Channels and Celebrities’ Accounts
- India reversed its ban on several Pakistani celebrities' Instagram accounts and YouTube channels on July 1, 2025, restoring access to Indian users.
- This move follows bans imposed after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, which escalated India-Pakistan tensions and led to digital restrictions on Pakistani artists.
- Pakistani actors such as Mawra Hocane, Ahad Raza Mir, and others regained visibility, though some, including Mahira Khan and Hania Aamir, remain blocked amid ongoing political sensitivities.
- Indian social media users shared screenshots confirming the lifting, with one stating, “BREAKING: Instagram accounts of Pakistani artists... are now accessible again,” while criticism surfaced from nationalist groups.
- The partial rollback suggests a quiet shift in India's digital policy toward cross-border cultural content, but no official explanation or clarity on future collaboration has been provided.
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Along with Pakistani YouTube channels, Instagram accounts of many Pakistani artists including actor Fawad Khan, Mahira Khan, Mawra Hocane, Yumna Zaidi, Ahad Mir, Saba Qamar, Hania Aamir, Atif Aslam were banned in India. Now slowly some accounts and channels are starting to appear again in India.
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The All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has raised strong objections over the reappearance of social media accounts of Pakistani actors in India.
India reverses ban on Pakistani channels and celebrities’ accounts
India has lifted the ban on Pakistani YouTube channels and artists' social media accounts, allowing Indian viewers to once again access to Pakistani content. Ahad Raza Mir, Mawra Hocane, Yumna Zaidi and Danish Taimoor are among the celebrities whose accounts have been reinstated. However, several accounts are still inaccessible to Indian users, including those of Mahira Khan, Fawad Khan, Wahaj Ali, Iqra Aziz, Farhan Saeed and Hania Aamir. After…
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