Ex-Pakistan cricketers Shahid Afridi, Shoaib Akhtar, Rashid Latif's YouTube channels have been restored in India, a month and a half after the Government of India banned them following the terror attack in Pahalgam. As a result, netizens have expressed their displeasure, questioning the government over showing restraint, with some of them also calling it shameful.
Afridi, who played over 500 games for Pakistan, had repulsively blamed the Indian Army on multiple occasions for not being vigilant enough after 26 Indian tourists died in the terror attack in Pahalgam. With Pakistan's terrorists groups alleged to have caused the attack, the former all-rounder asked for proof from the Indian media behind their accusations. Notably, Afridi's account on Instagram is also now visible on Instagram but the same is not in the case of Akhtar.
Although both their accounts are not visible on X (formerly Twitter) in India, the likes of Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan's accounts can be seen on the platform.
The Narendra Modi-led government had also launched Operation Sindoor on May 7 to take out the terrorist camps in Pakistan and succeeded to a large extent in doing so. The ceasefire happened between the two countries after three days of standoff at the border. However, there were still tensions at the border following the ceasefire agreement.
Here are some of the netizens' reactions to the lift on the ban
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