India takes strong action, blocks Instagram accounts of Pakistani actors 

NEW DELHI: India has banned the Instagram accounts of Pakistani film actors following the Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir. The Instagram accounts of popular stars Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir and Ali Zafar have been banned in India since last evening. The Pahalgam terror attack claimed the lives of 26 innocents that shook the nation on April 22.

India is taking strong measures after Pakistan's role in the terror attack became clear. 16 Pakistani YouTube channels were banned in India after found circulating provocative and communally sensitive contents. The YouTube channel of Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Akhtar, which had more than three and a half million subscribers, was also suspended in India.

Hania Amir is an actress who has gained a lot of fans in India after acting in Pakistani dramas like Mere Humsafar and Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum. She had responded to the Pahalgam terror attack saying tragedy anywhere is a tragedy for all. 'My heart is with the innocents who lost their lives in the terror attack. We also feel pain at the loss of innocent lives. No matter where we come from. Grief speaks the same language. Let us choose humanity,' she said.

Mahira Khan made her Bollywood debut in 2017 with the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Raees'. No Pakistani star has acted in an Indian film after terrorists struck Indian army base in Uri, Jammu and Kashmir.