India writes to BBC, bans 16 Pakistani YouTube channels; list includes Dawn, Geo News

India on Monday banned 16 Pakistani YouTube channels with a combined 63 million subscribers for “spreading provocative content” and “misinformation against India”, the action coming on the heels of a range of punitive measures, including suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, against islamabad following the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

The YouTube channels banned on the recommendations of the ministry of home affairs include Dawn News, Samaa TV, Ary News, Raftaar, The Pakistan reference,Geo News and many others.