India, May 1 -- The Instagram accounts of several Pakistani actors including A-listers Mahira Khan and Hania Aamir have been blocked in India amid the heightened border tension between the two South Asian countries in the backdrop of the Pahalgam terror attack.

Other Pakistani celebrities whose accounts have been blocked in India include Ali Zafar, Sanam Saeed, Bilal Abbas, Iqra Aziz Imran Abbas and Sajal Aly.

However, Fawad Khan, whose film Abir Gulaal's songs have been removed from YouTube in India, can still be searched on Instagram. Singer Atif Aslam's profile is still active.

Earlier, the India government blocked 16 YouTube channels for provocative and communally sensitive content in the wake of the attack that killed 26 tourists,...