Imran Khan, Bilawal Bhutto's X accounts suspended in India

India has suspended the X (formerly Twitter) accounts of former prime minister Imran Khan and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari amid mounting tensions following a deadly attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

The move comes in the wake of the April 22 attack in Pahalgam, where 26 tourists were killed. New Delhi blames Pakistan for the attack—an accusation Islamabad denies.

The suspension of the high-profile accounts adds to a broader pattern of digital restrictions and reciprocal diplomatic actions between the two nuclear-armed rivals.

India has already blocked several Pakistani social media accounts and media platforms in recent days.

Bilawal Bhutto, who served as Pakistan’s foreign minister until earlier this year, recently addressed his country’s history with terrorism during an interview with Sky News. “It’s not a secret that Pakistan has a past,” he said, referencing internal reforms aimed at curbing extremism. “We have suffered... but we’ve learned our lessons.”

List of Pakistani YouTube channels restricted by India

Geo News — 18.1 million subscribers

Express News - 4.8 million subscribers

ARY News — 14.6 million subscribers

Samaa TV — 12.7 million subscribers

Bol News — 7.85 million subscribers

ShoaibAkhtar100mph — 3.81M subscribers

GNN — 3.54 million subscribers

Dawn News TV — 1.96 million subscribers

Suno News HD — 1.36 million subscribers

Irshad Bhatti — 829k subscribers

Raftar — 805k subscribers

Muneeb Farooq — 165k subscribers

Asma Shirazi — 133k subscribers

Umar Cheema Exclusive — 125k subscribers

Pakistan Reference — 288k subscribers

Uzair Cricket — 288k subscribers

Razi Nama — 270k subscribers

Samaa Sports — 73.5k subscribers