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Former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer and whistleblower John Kiriakou sparked a row after making a shocking revelation about how former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) attempted to pressurise him into apologising for his comment on the India-Pakistan military equation.

In an appearance on Julian Dorey's podcast, Kiriakou said that after he praised India's military advantage, the PTI condemned his remarks "in the strongest possible terms". He revealed that the PTI sent him a formal letter insisting he apologise for his comments.

He stated that his lawyers advised him to ignore the letter sent to him by the PTI. However, he revealed that replied to the letter, saying that he would "w

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