Big action by India, after ‘Operation Sindoor’, issues order to immediately ban…

Amid the rising tensions between India and Pakistan, on Thursday, May 8, 2025, Ministry of Knowledge and Broadcasting issued strict instructions to all OTT platforms, media streaming apps and digital intermediaries—straight away rob away any web series, movie, song, podcast or digital whisper material made in Pakistan, whether free or on subscription. The drawl comes into create straight away.

The drawl has come against the rising border tensions between India and Pakistan. Throughout the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, in which India responded to the Pahalgam terror assault that passed off on April 22, and the shelling by Pakistan at the Line of Build a watch on.

“Within the curiosity of national security, all OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries working in India are advisable to discontinue the come by-series, motion photographs, songs, podcasts and other streaming media whisper material, whether made on hand on a subscription based mannequin or otherwise, having its origins in Pakistan with rapid create,” said the ministry right by a assertion.

Within the curiosity of national security, all OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries working in India are advisable to discontinue the come by-series, motion photographs, songs, podcasts and other streaming media whisper material, whether made on hand on a subscription based mannequin or… pic.twitter.com/8yjP6ULNEU

— ANI (@ANI) May 8, 2025

Forward of the Ministry of Knowledge and Broadcasting ordering strict whisper material restrictions, many social media handles of Pakistani celebrities had been restricted earn entry to in Indian digital platforms. Many customers reported that verified accounts of actors, singers, and social media influencers from Pakistan had been restricted on Indian digital platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, and X.