KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) submitted on Monday a report to Sindh High Court regarding the social media accounts involved in spreading defamatory content against four actors including Kubra Khan following claims made in a vlog by Adil Raja, a retired armyman and YouTuber.

The report stated that FIA had started processing the petition and the matter has been referred to Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to block all social media accounts including on YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram involved in disseminating defamatory material against actor Kubra Khan.

On Thursday, the Sindh court had ordered the FIA and PTA officials to have objectionable content relating to Kubra Khan removed from the internet.

The order came after the Sinf-e-Aahan actor filed a petition about the hate campaign against her on social media. Along with three other actors, she has been at the receiving end after Adil Raja made salacious claims about the former army and spy chiefs in connection with models and actors, while sharing their initials.

In her petition, the actor named as many as 27 social media accounts, which according to her carried the YouTube video.

Raja also reacted to the development. “My intention was never to target any women,” he said.

He further clarified that the aim was to “pinpoint a bigger problem” pertinent to the system.

“I am profoundly sorry for the distress caused by speculations arising due to me giving initials, which didn’t include yours,” Raja said and appealed to the people to avoid speculations without proof.

Background

Self-styled political expert Adil Raja, a former armyman, uploaded a video on New Year’s eve and shared four initials. The four initials mentioned by Adil Raja are MK, MH, SA, and KK or AK. There has been some confusion about whether the last set of initials is KK or AK but it has resulted in a strong reaction from the actors who share these initials.

He claimed they belonged to actresses and models, suggesting they were used as ‘honey traps’ for high-ranking officers at intelligence safe houses that were bugged. The video made several explosive albeit unsubstantiated and unverified claims about the top leadership of the army, including suggestions of moral turpitude.

Kubra, who is a British citizen, threatened to take Raja to court in the UK. Raja fled Pakistan last year, safely resurfacing in the UK shortly after claims that he had gone ‘missing’.

Social media users were quick to pounce on the four initials, with digital sleuths claiming that they belonged to top actors who had featured in ISPR productions or were considered pro-army.