Ban Pakistani content: India and Pakistan have had a strange relationship since their divide in 1947 by wars, politics, and boundaries. However, apart from these headlines, there have been some bizarre, dramatic> And sometimes completely strange incidents triggered by these tensions with Pakistan. Cultural issues, cricket, and entertainment were even affected, leading to lasting bans and boycotts. Some of the most peculiar incidents and their outcomes have been mentioned in this article.
In 2016, a pigeon was found by Indian security forces close to the Indo-Pak border in Punjab and was supposed to be spying. It had tied to its leg a message in Urdu. This made the bird held in close watch. However, no harmful evidence was found, but this buzz became viral and added to those much-accused strange extremes Indo-Pak suspicion.
India and Pakistan haven’t faced each other in a bilateral cricket series since 2012. Everything became even weirder in 2023 when the ICC match in Ahmedabad had alleged images of Pakistan players eating beef going around. Fueling unreasonable anger becoming quite a bizarre example on how even sport gets entangled in propaganda and misinformation across borders.
Before 2025 Pahalgam attack and Operation sindoor, the ban was made. After the Pulwama terror incident in 2019, a complete ban on Pakistani artists and content was announced by the All Indian Cine Workers Association (AICWA). This now includes a ban on Pakistani dramas, songs, and collaborations in Bollywood. The situation heightened further in 2023, when Zee Zindagi, famous for showing Pakistani shows, faced backlash and had to quietly abolish all cross-border content from its platforms.
Some Pakistani social media users once alleged India of using “weather warfare” and claimed that Bollywood movies were part of it. Though clearly baseless, it reflects the increasing paranoia in some circles.
In a peculiar twist of 2022, the Indian export of onions was dubbed by Pakistani media as a symbolic political spat. Leading to local obstructions in buying the product. Yes, even vegetables got caught in the cross-border nationalism mix.
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From spy pigeons to an entire art form banned, some surreal encounters have been shared between India and Pakistan. While most incidents are tense, they also highlight just how bizarre diplomacy, propaganda. And public reaction can become between these two neighbors.
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