India, April 28 -- The central government on Monday blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for allegedly disseminating "false, provocative and communally sensitive content" about India, with the channel of former cricketer Shoaib Akhtar also seemingly affected.

While Shoaib Akhtar's YouTube channel is not included in the government-issued list, opening it on the platform yields a message saying it can't be viewed in India.

"This content is currently unavailable in this country because of an order from the government related to national security or public order," the message says.

The government's move follows recommendations from the ministry of home affairs in the wake of the April 22 terror attack in the upper reaches of Pahalgam, in ...