Pak's Serbia Embassy Says Its Twitter Account Was Hacked As Video Mocking PM Imran Khan Goes Viral

The rap song by Pakistani artist Saad Alavi takes swipe at inflation in Pakistan and talks about the increasing prices of basic commodities.

New Delhi: Pakistan's embassy in Serbia said their social media accounts were hacked after a tweet was posted from its official account asking Prime Minister Imran Khan why employees were not paid for the past three months.

The embassy later clarified that their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts were hacked. "The messages posted during that period were not from the Embassy of Pakistan in Serbia. The accounts now stand restored," it said.

Earlier in the day, a tweet was posted from Pakistan's embassy in Serbia saying, "With inflation breaking all previous records, how long do you expect Imran Khan that we goverment official will remain silent and keep working for you without been paid for past three months and our children been forced out of school due to non payment of fees. Is this #NayaPakistan?"

Another tweet from the account said, "I am sorry Imran Khan, am not left with another option."

The account also shared a video in which Imran Khan's signature phrase "aap ne ghabrana nahi (you don't need to panic)" has been given a musical twist. 

The rap song by Pakistani artist Saad Alavi takes swipe at inflation in Pakistan and talks about the increasing prices of basic commodities such as soap, flour and medicine to education.

The song has lyrics like, "If soap becomes costlier, don't use. If wheat becomes dearer, please don't eat." Imran Khan had made the "aap ne ghabrana nahi hai" remark in March last year when Covid-19 was spreading in Pakistan. 

As the tweet created a stir on social media, Dr Arslan Khalid, focal person to Imran Khan on digital media, said the account was hacked according to the information from the foreign office.

"The Twitter account of Pakistan's embassy in Serbia is hacked as per information from foreign office and @ForeignOfficePk is conducting an enquiry into it," he tweeted.

In November, inflation in Pakistan rose to 11.5 per cent from 9.2 per cent, the highest increase in the past 20 months, according to Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) data. Prices of vegetables, fruits and meat have also posted a persistent increase in major urban and rural centres, The Dawn reported.