India Cracks Down On Pakistani Cricketers: Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwans Instagram Account Blocked

Pakistani cricketers Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf’s Instagram account have been blocked in India on Friday, weeks after the Pahalgam terror assault that killed 26 Indian vacationers.
Customers making an attempt to go to the profile of Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen and Haris are proven a message stating: “Account not accessible in India. It’s because we complied with a authorized request to limit this content material.”
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The likes of Babar, Rizwan, Shaheen and Haris have enormous fan following in India. They’re at present taking part in within the 2025 version of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL).
Notably, the Indian authorities has taken a number of measures after the terrorist assault. The federal government has cancelled the SVES Visas, put the Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance and blocked many Pakistani social media handles.
Earlier, Pakistan’s Olympic javelin champion Arshad Nadeem’s Instagram account was additionally blocked in India on Wednesday.