“With inflation breaking all previous records, how long do you expect that we (government) officials 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. The video, shared Friday morning, featured a rap song highlighting where the government has gone wrong, using the premier’s tag line ‘ghabrana nahi hai (We do not have to worry)’, the report said. In Mumbai, petrol is retailing at Rs 109.98 while diesel costs Rs 94.New Delhi: A 56-second music video criticising the Pakistan government and Prime Minister Imran Khan over soaring inflation and alleged non-payment of salaries went viral online from the official Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts of the Embassy of Pakistan in Serbia, Geo News reported.īut the Foreign Office says the accounts were hacked. Petrol and diesel prices on 16 December 2021: Petrol price in Delhi stands at Rs 95.41 per litre while diesel is available for Rs 86.67. Petrol, diesel prices today: Rates static on 16 December, check here what you need to pay in your city Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News, Last week, the central bank increased interest rate by 1.5 percentage point to 8.75 percent amid expectations that the rate would go up further in the next monetary policy meeting that the State Bank of Pakistan has convened on 14 December. The Twitter account of Pakistan's embassy in Serbia is hacked as per information from foreign office and is conducting an enquiry into it.Įarlier this week, data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics showed inflation skyrocketed to 11.5 percent in November 2021 from 9.2 percent – the highest increase in 21 months – due to the government's administrative decisions coupled with steep currency depreciation, which was making food, electricity, and transport unaffordable. Responding to the tweet by the embassy, PM's digital media aide, Dr Arslan Khalid said, "Messages being posted on these accounts are not from the Embassy of Pakistan in Serbia." He cited the Foreign Office as his source for the news.Īn inquiry is being conducted by the Foreign Office, the focal person added. Spokesperson □□ MoFA December 3, 2021 Messages being posted on these accounts are not from the Embassy of Pakistan in Serbia. The Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts of the Embassy of Pakistan in Serbia have been hacked.
"I am sorry am not left with another option," the person said.īoth the tweets were later deleted and the government claimed that the Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts of the country's mission in Belgrade were "hacked". In a second tweet, the person who posted the video also makes an apology but says he was left with no choice. The music video is by Saad Alvi, which was released on 8 March. If wheat becomes dearer, please don't eat," the lyrics read with Khan's 'Aapne ghabrana nahi' video inserted in between. The lyrics of the song claimed that even as the country faced poverty and hunger in the day-to-day life, the government has been asking its people to simply not worry. Other than the tweet, the post also featured a parody song mocking Khan's usual phrase, 'Aap ne ghabrana nahi'. The tweet by the verified account of the embassy mentioned Khan, asking how long does he expect the government officials to remain silent in the face of hyperinflation.
"With inflation breaking all previous records, how long do you expect that we government official will remain silent & keep working for you without been paid for past 3 months & our children been forced out of school due to non payment of fees Is this #NayaPakistan?," the tweet said. The Imran Khan government in Pakistan was at the centre of a controversy on Friday after a video text message ridiculing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf over record-breaking inflation was posted on social media by a verified Twitter handle of the country's embassy in Serbia.Ĭriticising Khan's policies, the tweet also alleged that officials of the embassy did not receive their salaries for past three months.