Pak stars Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, Ali Zafar's Instagram accounts blocked in India
New Delhi, May 1 (PTI): Instagram accounts of popular Pakistani actors Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir, Sanam Saeed, and Ali Zafar have been blocked in India following a "legal request" in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack.
"Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content": this message was displayed when users in India tried to access the pages of these artistes.
Tensions escalated between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that killed 26 civilians.
Instagram accounts of Pakistani actors Bilal Abbas, lqra Aziz, Ayeza Khan, Imran Abbas and Sajal Aly have also been blocked.
The release of "Abir Gulaal", a film starring Pakistani star Fawad Khan, is also in limbo following the attack. The Instagram account of Fawad Khan, however, continues to be accessible by Indian users.
Instagram accounts of singers Atif Aslam, Farhan Saeed, Ali Sethi, Shafqat Amanat Ali, actors Mawra Hocane, best known for her Bollywood debut with 2016's "Sanam Teri Kasam", Saba Qamar ("Hindi Medium"), Adnan Siddiqui ("Mom"), Hamza Ali Abbasi, Veena Malik of "Bigg Boss" fame, "Churails" stars Sarwat Gilani, Mehar Bano, Nimra Bucha, and Yasra Rizvi, also continue to be active.
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17 killed in Sri Lanka bus accident
Colombo, May 11 (PTI): At least 17 people were killed and 25 others injured when a passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka on Sunday, police said.
The accident occurred in Kotmale in the Central Province when the bus driver tried to take a left turn on the hilly terrain.
The bus carrying 25 passengers went down 100 meters off the cliff, police said.
About 25 people injured in the accident have been hospitalised.
Deadly bus accidents are common in Sri Lanka and often occur due to reckless driving and poorly maintained roads.
