Alright, so let’s dive into this—it’s a bit of a rollercoaster, isn’t it? The Pahalgam terror attack happened, and, um, things got pretty intense. Who’d have thought the fallout would end up messing with Shoaib Akhtar’s YouTube channel in India? I mean, dude’s just a former fast bowler, now doing YouTube stuff. But yeah, India’s not messing around, especially with links pointing back to Pakistan.
And then, like, bam! Just like that, the Indus Water Treaty is on pause. I remember reading about that treaty in school—who knew it’d one day be a pawn in international feuds? Anyway, more than two dozen people lost their lives in that attack. It’s devastating. The government’s swinging the bat hard, even asked Pakistani citizens to scram from India within 48 hours! I can’t imagine packing up my life that fast.
Oh, and speaking of the government, they’re not holding back. They’ve blocked a bunch of Pakistani YouTube channels—Dawn, Samaa TV, you name it, gone. It’s like a digital purge. Shoaib’s channel had like, over 3 million followers. I wonder how his fans in India are feeling about it.
Bouncing back to cricket, because—of course—the Pakistan Super League broadcasts are also off the table in India now. Talk about throwing a wrench in India-Pakistan relations. Feels like cricket’s caught in the crossfire, poor thing. Ever since the Mumbai attack in 2008, India and Pakistan playing nice in cricket’s been a no-go. Yeah, they met up a bit in 2012-13, but nothing lasted, you know?
So, they only play in these big tournaments now—Asia Cup and ICC gigs. The last match I remember? It was in February during the Champions Trophy.
Man, it’s all a big mess. You think of sports as this unifying thing, yet here we are, knee-deep in politics. What a time, huh?
