Archive · 10 Jan 2026
India Blocks Pakistani Asia One Channel
India has blocked a Pakistani news channel called Asia One.
This channel was started by Pakistan after a conflict with India in 2025.
India says Asia One spreads false information and propaganda against India.
The channel doesn't talk about bad things happening in Pakistan, like attacks on minorities or human rights violations.
India has also blocked other Pakistani channels and reporters before.
In Pakistan, a court has sentenced some journalists and commentators to life in prison for things they said online.
These people are believed to be living outside Pakistan.
India blocked the social media handles of Pakistan's Asia One news outlet for spreading anti-India propaganda.
Asia One was launched in 2025 after the India-Pakistan conflict and is seen as part of Pakistan's information warfare.
The channel has been accused of distorting coverage of various issues and amplifying perspectives of the Pakistani military.
India had previously banned over a dozen Pakistani YouTube channels and reporters for spreading misinformation.
A Pakistani court sentenced several journalists and commentators to double life imprisonment for digital terrorism and inciting violence.
- Who
- India and Pakistan
- What
- Blocking of Asia One channel and sentencing of journalists
- When
- After the May 2025 India-Pakistan conflict and May 2023 riots
- Where
- India and Pakistan
- Why
- Spreading propaganda and misinformation, digital terrorism charges
- Channel Name
- Asia One
- Country of Origin
- Pakistan
- Launch Year
- 2025
- Reason for Block
- Spreading anti-India propaganda
- Recent Fact-Check
- India's Foreign Ministry
- Previous Bans
- Over a dozen Pakistani YouTube channels and reporters
- Sentenced Journalists
- Sabir Shakir, Shaheen Sehbai, Moeed Pirzada, Wajahat Saeed Khan, Adil Raja, Haider Raza Mehdi, Akbar Hussain