Media & EntertainmentIndian viewers turn to VPNs for their fix of Pakistani drama
Fans of hugely popular serials use tech to skirt ban amid geopolitical tensions
A woman in India-administered Kashmir watches a Pakistani drama on YouTube. Indians have been looking to virtual private networks to get around government restrictions on content from Pakistan. (Photo by Quratulain Rehbar)
QURATULAIN REHBAR
September 18, 2025 17:36 JST
NEW DELHI -- In a small apartment in New Delhi, 31-year-old Inaya Khan settles onto the sofa beside her mother after rounding off the day's chores. Dinner is done, the household is finally calm, and -- in what's become a daily ritual -- they escape into a TV drama not produced locally or in the glitz of Hollywood, but across the border in Pakistan.