“Pahalgam Attack Fallout”

Pahalgam terror attack LIVE: Govt bans 16 Pakistani YouTube channels over ‘misinformation against India, Army’

The banned sites include YouTube channels of Dawn News, Samaa TV, ARY News, etc.

The Centre also conveyed its strong sentiments to Jackie Martin, India head of BBC, 

regarding their reporting on the Pahalgam terror attack, says a government official. It also sent a letter to BBC for terming ‘terrorists’ as ‘militants’ and Indian government is closely monitoring the reporting of BBC on Pahalgam terror attack.

The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly observed two-minute silence on Monday to pay homage to the 26 people killed in the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

As the House convened for a special session here, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather condemned the killing of innocent tourists from various parts of the country.

A formal letter has been written to BBC terming terrorists as militants.

The central government has banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels including that of Dawn news,

Samaa TV, ARY News, BOL News, Geo News and GNN “for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content,

misinformation and misleading narrative against India, Indian army, and other security agencies”, officials familiar with the development said on Monday.

Terrorists struck at a tourist location in Pahalgam in south Kashmir last Tuesday,

killing at least 26 people, mostly tourists, and injuring several others.

The government has initiated action against other social media posts and

reporting related to Pahalgam, including by the BBC, the above people said.

The action has been initiated by the ministry of information and broadcasting based on recommendations of the ministry of home affairs (MHA).

“On the recommendations of the MHA, government has banned Pakistani YouTube channels for disseminating provocative and communally sensitive content,

false and misleading narrative and misinformation against India,

its Army and security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir,” said an officer, who asked not to be named.