India, May 1 -- Arshad Nadeem, Pakistan's Olympic gold-winning javelin thrower, has had his Instagram account blocked in India owing to a "legal request". Users in India attempting to access his page are met with a message stating, "Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content."

This action follows the April 22nd terror attack near Pahalgam in South Kashmir, where 26 people, primarily tourists, were killed. In the aftermath, the Indian government has taken action against some Pakistani social media accounts with significant reach in India.

Earlier in the week, several Pakistani YouTube channels were also restricted in India. These restrictions were imposed due to the channels'...