NEW DELHI: Instagram accounts of Pakistani artists, including actors Mahira Khan, Hania Aamir and Ali Zafar, are no longer accessible in India.

"Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content," says the message by Instagram on these accounts.

India had earlier this week announced a ban on 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative and communally sensitive content and misinformation against India, its Army and security agencies in the backdrop of the tragic Pahalgam terror incident in Jammu and Kashmir.

The action followed the recommendations of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).