New Delhi/IBNS, April 28 -- The central government has blocked 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for provocative and communally sensitive content in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 tourists, mostly Hindus and all men, on April 22.

The banned YouTube channels include Dawn, ARY News, Geo News, platforms by journalists Irshad Bhatti, Asma Shirazi, Umar Cheema and Muneeb Farooq.

As per reports, these YouTube channels have been spreading false information and provocative content related to India.

Pahalgam terror attack

Twenty-six tourists including 23 Hindus died after terrorists identified them as non-Muslims and gunned them down at Baisaran meadows, a popular destination in Pahalgam.

World leaders, including US Preside...