New Delhi: Amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan, the government on Thursday directed all OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries operating in India to immediately stop streaming of web-series, films, songs of Pakistan origin.
According to an advisory issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, the decision has been taken in the interest of national security.
The statement said, “Several terrorist attacks in India have been established to have cross border linkages with Pakistan based State and non-State actors. Recently, on April 22, 2025, the terrorist attack in Pahalgam led to the killing of several Indians, one Nepali citizen, and injuries to a number of others”.
“In the interest of national security, all OTT platforms, media streaming platforms and intermediaries operating in India are advised to discontinue the web-series, films, songs, podcasts and other streaming media content, whether made available on a subscription-based model or otherwise, having its origins in Pakistan with immediate effect,” it said. Notably, the government had earlier banned several Pakistani YouTube channels, for disseminating provocative, false and misleading content against India.
