Immediately after the Pahalgam terrorist attack, YouTube channels of many Pakistani cricketers including former cricketers Shahid Afridi and Shoaib Akhtar were banned in India. But after almost three months, they have become active again in India. However, no official statement has come from the Indian government. Why were the YouTube channels of Pakistani cricketers reactivated?
For your information, apart from Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi, the YouTube channels of Basit Ali and Rashid Latif have become available again in India.
While the accounts of both are not visible on X (formerly Twitter) in India, the accounts of Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan can be seen on the platform.
Fans angry on social media
After the YouTube channels of Pakistani stars became active in India, fans on ‘X’ are very angry and are criticizing the government fiercely. In such a situation, they want to know the reason for doing so.
26 people lost their lives in the terrorist attack
26 people lost their lives in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April. After this, the Indian government banned the social media accounts of Pakistani film stars and sports stars. The Indian government banned 26 Pakistani YouTube channels. Many of these channels are still banned.
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After this, the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Operation Sindoor on 7 May. Under this operation, the Indian Army destroyed terrorist hideouts in Pakistan.
