Guwahati, April 28 -- Acting on the Ministry of Home Affairs' recommendation, the Indian government has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading misinformation and communally sensitive content in the aftermath of the recent Pahalgam terror attack.

This decision followed closely after 26 people lost their lives in a deadly terrorist strike in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam region.

Security personnel continue to examine the attack site, where food stalls and public spaces remain deserted following the violence.

The banned list includes channels run by major Pakistani media houses such as Geo News, Dawn, Raftar, Bol News, ARY News, Samaa TV, and Suno News.

Authorities also blocked channels belonging to well-known journalists like...