Instagram accounts of many Pakistani actors, including Hania Aamir, Mahira Khan blocked In India

Popular Pakistani artists, including actors Mahira Khan and Hania Aamir Ali Zafar, found their Instagram accounts blocked in India on Wednesday evening, days after a deadly attack in Kashmir targeting tourists that New Delhi blames on Islamabad.

No Pakistani actor has worked in the Indian film industry after terrorists struck at an Indian army base in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir in 2016.

Last Tuesday, terrorists attacked holidaymakers enjoying picturesque Pahalgam, in a lush valley beneath snowcapped Himalayan peaks, killing 26. Survivors said the terrorists separated the men, asked several about their religion, and shot them at close range. All 26 killed were Indian nationals, except one from Nepal.

The move to block the actors' accounts comes on the heels of the government banning 16 Pakistani YouTube channels for spreading provocative and communally sensitive content.

Hania Aamir, who is popular with Indian fans for her Pakistani dramas "Mere Humsafar" and "Kabhi Main Kabhi Tum", said tragedy anywhere is a tragedy for all.

"My heart is with the innocent lives affected by the recent events. In pain, in grief, and in hope-we are one. When innocent lives are lost, the pain is not theirs alone-it belongs to all of us. No matter where we come from, grief speaks the same language. May we choose humanity, always," she had said. 

Mahira Khan made her Bollywood debut with the Shah Rukh Khan starrer Raees in 2017.