Compiled by TAN SIN CHOW, RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM and R. ARAVINTHAN
A RETIRED senior member of the Pakistani army has accused the country’s intelligence establishment of using popular actresses as spies, Makkal Osai reported.
Major (R) Adil Raja, who was also an ardent supporter of the overthrown prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, left the country last year after Imran lost power.
He then re-emerged online with a YouTube channel which has become popular among Pakistanis. He is also reportedly residing in London with his family.
In a recent video uploaded to his channel, Adil claims the country’s powerful intelligence agencies and the military had recruited unnamed actresses as spies and propagandists.
While he did not name names, his use of code names for those apparently recruited set off a firestorm of speculation in the country and the industry.
One actress who was cryptically identified by the former military man as being involved in propaganda TV shows produced by the intelligence agencies hit out at Adil.
She slammed him for making such accusations against his own country which can ruin its image and the lives of people being accused of such activities.
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