KARACHI:
Hackers have taken over the social media account of Pakistani puppet show, Pakkay Dost .
The show’s creator, singer Bilal Maqsood, took to social media on Thursday and made the announcement.
“Our Pakkay Dost YouTube channel has been hacked and is currently under someone else’s control,” he wrote.
Bilal reassured viewers that the necessary course of action is in place. “We are already in touch with Google/YouTube and working to recover,” he wrote. Cautioning viewers to protect their security, he further penned, “Please do not click on any new videos or links from the channel until we confirm it’s safe.“
The puppet show came out in 2023 and its visuals and narrative garnered widespread acclaim, fostering a love for Urdu and imparting life lessons to children.
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