‘Extraordinary’ object spotted in sky: PIA
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KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines has confirmed that the captain of a Lahore-bound commercial flight, PK-304, had spotted “an extraordinary object” hovering in the sky in the airspace between Multan and Sahiwal on January 23.
A PIA spokesman said that the captain saw something over 1,000 feet above his aircraft, which was at an altitude of 35,000 feet, and he made a video which was circulating on social media.
“It is too early to say for sure what he had actually witnessed. It cannot necessarily be a flying saucer,” he said, adding that the captain had immediately reported the incident and it was being looked into as per the standard operating procedures.
Geo News, meanwhile, reported that the unidentified flying object spotted by the pilot at 4.30pm was “extremely bright” despite the presence of sunlight.
Published in Dawn, January 28th, 2021
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Jan 28, 2021 07:35am
UFO
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Jan 28, 2021 07:35am
Maybe other plane.
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Jan 28, 2021 07:39am
Is this flight also rented?
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Jan 28, 2021 07:39am
Spying object??
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Jan 28, 2021 07:42am
Could it been an Indian drone?
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Jan 28, 2021 07:43am
PIA planes being monitored by UFOs after the Malaysia fiasco.
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Jan 28, 2021 07:50am
Looks like after the Arabs even aliens want to get their loan repaid.
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Jan 28, 2021 07:54am
The Pilot is trying to say that he is an extremely watchful and competent one.
And hence should not be sacked even if he doesnt have the right certificates.
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Jan 28, 2021 07:57am
Malaysia police has treated them well it looks like
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Jan 28, 2021 07:57am
Debtors may be following in all forms !
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Jan 28, 2021 08:02am
That ‘extraordinary object’ is called cloud.
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Jan 28, 2021 08:02am
They were debtors!!!!!
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Jan 28, 2021 08:04am
PIA may have taken loan from aliens as well
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Jan 28, 2021 08:08am
It could be a satellite very high!
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Jan 28, 2021 08:11am
Probably just an indian spy drone
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Jan 28, 2021 08:12am
Drones coming back in Pakistan Air space ?
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Jan 28, 2021 08:12am
Covid hive .
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Jan 28, 2021 08:19am
Now, how can you link it to India, USA, Israel?
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Jan 28, 2021 08:24am
Flying after long time and it's altogether a different experience.
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Jan 28, 2021 08:24am
NS sending drones to spy on IK
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Jan 28, 2021 08:31am
International Space Station most likely
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Jan 28, 2021 08:31am
its a Starlink satellite release last week into lower orbit by Elon Musk Space X
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Jan 28, 2021 08:33am
@The Mask,
Pakistan army testing some drones. They now know that after help from US satellites, spying in India will be difficult with just pigeons..
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Jan 28, 2021 08:34am
By definition it’s a UFO - unidentifiable flying object. It could be anything , celestial light phenomenon . For sure it’s not Indian’s centuries old flying saucer.
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Jan 28, 2021 08:35am
It was a tow-plane, just like a tow-truck, to tow away PIA planes from the sky in the event of lease-payment default !
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Jan 28, 2021 08:39am
All UFOs usually can be seen invariably in advanced countries. So it's a good sign.
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Jan 28, 2021 08:40am
Be in limelight to be relevant
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Jan 28, 2021 08:41am
How about calling it an Indian or Israeli Drone?
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Jan 28, 2021 08:43am
It was a chartered jet carrying gentlemen seeking treatment in London!
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Jan 28, 2021 08:43am
Maybe Joe Biden started using drones earlier than expected.
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Jan 28, 2021 08:43am
Under IKs leadership, you ll see a lot more stars in daytime...!
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Jan 28, 2021 08:44am
Maybe aliens have realized the power of Pakistan as the next super power of the universe and therefore tried to make some contact.
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Jan 28, 2021 08:49am
Where can I see the video?
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Jan 28, 2021 09:00am
Indian drone with extra fittings.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:02am
That's the moon, ask Fawad he has made a website on it
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Jan 28, 2021 09:02am
Did PIA take loans from aliens as well? May be the UFO was checking which PIA flight they can seize.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:05am
Indian drone probably...so many of them arw flying around these days...
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Jan 28, 2021 09:06am
Biden sent one of his Boeing B-52 Stratofortress on a dry run.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:09am
India's surveillance system
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Jan 28, 2021 09:17am
It’s a weather balloon !
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Jan 28, 2021 09:18am
Where was PAF?
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Jan 28, 2021 09:22am
Did PIA take loans from aliens as well? May be the UFO was checking which PIA flight they can seize.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:23am
@Abhay Kumar, Video is available on google.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:33am
It's the moon! It was a full moon last night
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Jan 28, 2021 09:33am
It was probably the latest Modi spy satellite, cheap balloon version.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:34am
@The Mask, very humerous.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:37am
Aliens came to see how PIA looks like.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:41am
Probably a space rock that has entered the earth's orbit.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:46am
@The Mask, plesse resolve yoyr toilet issues. Your beaches are open air toilets.
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Jan 28, 2021 09:48am
Looks like superman
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Jan 28, 2021 09:53am
Hope the pilot has a valid license
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Jan 28, 2021 09:58am
It can be a Spaceship.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:06am
weather balloon
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Jan 28, 2021 10:09am
Delusion!!!
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Jan 28, 2021 10:12am
That's called a cloud. Sometimes it can take weird shapes.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:13am
Indian conspiracy?
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Jan 28, 2021 10:16am
Breath and Blood tests of the PIA pilot necessary. Also his Pilot License check.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:19am
Full moon seen through broken windshield.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:23am
Loan recovery agent from the space.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:29am
India took a notice pretty soon!
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Jan 28, 2021 10:34am
May be India spy drone
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Jan 28, 2021 10:36am
All comments provided a good lot of humor
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Jan 28, 2021 10:39am
Drones likely from the enemies.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:39am
Science Minister can develop an app to spot alien space ships in the future.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:43am
Science and technology mister has explained that it was recovery agents in a space ship, that too Indian with Israelis' help.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:44am
That was a cloud, and the bright light was the sun's reflection from the ground, or from the wings of the plane.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:46am
Nothing to worry it was Fawad testing a Saucer shaped carrier to reach moon and even Mars.
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Jan 28, 2021 10:46am
May be India watching you.
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Jan 28, 2021 11:01am
A weather balloon!!
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Jan 28, 2021 11:21am
No doubt, "Unidentified Flying Object" or UFO, as commonly known, is a reality which nobody can deny.
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Jan 28, 2021 11:25am
@Hwh, how are the farmers doing in India.
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Jan 28, 2021 11:34am
Where is video, size and structure in that may determine origin of it. Really amazing news, however most of the times it can be explained by weather balloon or some other. But at this hight and shiny, something fishy.
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Jan 28, 2021 11:36am
PIA needs to concentrate on fixing their internal incompetencies rather than using a distraction theory by spreading conspiracies.
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Jan 28, 2021 11:37am
another drama, ask fawad saab to solve this issue
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Jan 28, 2021 11:44am
One of my starlink satellites... come on guys. Don't you read news!
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Jan 28, 2021 11:53am
Looks like a cloud created by super sonic plane when breaks the sound barrier.
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Jan 28, 2021 11:54am
Yes the aliens chose the super power Pakistan.
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Jan 28, 2021 11:55am
The extraordinary object being a PIA plane in flight and not grounded.
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Jan 28, 2021 11:56am
Making a mountain out of a mole hill ...all for a cloud. Shifting focus from PTI issues seems to be the agenda.
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Jan 28, 2021 12:04pm
After listening to PMIK, aliens also believe in CEPC. Hope China allows them to invest in it.
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Jan 28, 2021 12:07pm
Elon Musk has Pakistan on his radar.
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Jan 28, 2021 12:24pm
@Hari, "May be India watching you." But it was bright!!
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Jan 28, 2021 12:24pm
I know what it is
It is UFO.
NO THIS IS A MISSILE SENT BY INDIA
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Jan 28, 2021 12:25pm
@South Indian, "Loan recovery agent from the space." We sent them where people are more concerned.
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Jan 28, 2021 12:31pm
@Anonymouseee, wonderful farmers in India, are there any farmers in Pakistan?
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Jan 28, 2021 12:35pm
Nothing to worry about, these are military projects. In Hawaii, there is a air force base and people observe this phenomenon all the time; same in San Diego. No worries.
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Jan 28, 2021 12:46pm
Did the pilot have a fake degree ?
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Jan 28, 2021 12:53pm
Aliens like Pakistan.
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Jan 28, 2021 12:53pm
This UFO is an wether ballon.
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Jan 28, 2021 12:56pm
Minimum orbit for satellites starts from 160 km. Flying at 35k ft means 10 km high. Spotting such satellite, doesn't seem right. Weather balloon can go till 39 kms. Speed of object seems 0 and flight speed is about 600 km/h.In 40 sec clip,10 kms were covered.Object about 1000 ft or 0.3 km apart, did not zap by and looked same in 40 sec. Thus there are 2 possibilities;
1. It was balloon.
2. Distance was incorrect and object looking static with such size;so it might be a planet, moon(most likely).
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Jan 28, 2021 12:59pm
Humne ghabarana nahi hain.
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Jan 28, 2021 01:00pm
UFO.
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Jan 28, 2021 01:04pm
After decades of compromised performance, it seems that something big is coming up.
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Jan 28, 2021 01:15pm
This is a secret Indian drone. Pakistan will not be able to even identify it.
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Jan 28, 2021 01:16pm
Super knowledgeable ...Science and technology minister will have answer for this phenomenon.
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Jan 28, 2021 01:20pm
it was just a light bulb at the back which was reflecting
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Jan 28, 2021 01:22pm
Pakistan should be given 100 billion grants for finding this object
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Jan 28, 2021 01:26pm
It's too small or too far for the camera to focus, so no shape is known. All we have is a light. No changes in trajectory or speed. At that time of day sunlight can hit bottom of a high object.
Almost certainly weather balloon.
Also report says Multan Twitter says Karachi, report suggests from plane, video is clearly from ground.
The information seems to be all over the place.
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Jan 28, 2021 01:26pm
Indian drone?
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Jan 28, 2021 01:50pm
Looks like ISRO's new toy!
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Jan 28, 2021 01:55pm
reconfirm with China once... may be your iron brother spying on you
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Jan 28, 2021 02:00pm
The chinese are spying on you round-the-clock through stealth planes/ objects. Beware!
But on a serious note that pilot must have seen either International Space Station (ISS) or some other major satellite and got deceived (assuming air density drops enough for the near earth satellites to be directly visible to those flying at those height).
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Jan 28, 2021 02:26pm
@Zulqarnain, the pilots says, “It’s a not a balloon”! He should stick to Urdu!
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Jan 28, 2021 02:30pm
PIA has a plane that can be flown?
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Jan 28, 2021 02:35pm
@Zak, you expect a missile to hover in the sky?
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Jan 28, 2021 02:41pm
Nawaz Sharif making low profile entry. Without passport of course
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Jan 28, 2021 03:26pm
It was us
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Jan 28, 2021 03:29pm
Ask maulanas... they have pretty amazing reasoning.
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Jan 28, 2021 03:52pm
Finally Pakistan has successfully discovered something
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Jan 28, 2021 04:25pm
Purple aliens :-o
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Jan 28, 2021 05:53pm
Better if P.I.A. pilots concentrate on their flying.
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Jan 28, 2021 07:55pm
What happened to defense radar system. Did they pick anything and sent jets to investigate ??
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Jan 29, 2021 09:37am
It is a new device by Indian airforce which no body can see and cannot be detected,people would feel it is an alien ship
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Jan 29, 2021 11:18am
China sending Covid vaccine under a secret mission
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Jan 29, 2021 12:39pm
it might be international space station.
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Jan 29, 2021 03:18pm
Aliens want to befriend mighty country will rule over world jointly
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Jan 29, 2021 03:24pm
Recently, the unidentified flying objects are being spotted in many countries. We are being watched.
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Jan 29, 2021 03:48pm
That is Abhinandan in a UFO space ship, this time having arrived to pay back the bill of the TEA!!
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Jan 29, 2021 04:20pm
Its Indian Agni missile India had tested a couple of years back and it is slowly making its way back to India.
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Jan 29, 2021 04:37pm
Weather balloon like at Roswell : )
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Jan 29, 2021 04:51pm
Come-on. we all know it was a secret Indian weapon.
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Jan 29, 2021 06:26pm
Indian Drone?
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Jan 29, 2021 06:26pm
Indian spy Drone
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Jan 29, 2021 07:37pm
Happens when you are flying a rented plane to Malesia.
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Jan 29, 2021 07:39pm
IK's propaganda to divert the attention form domestic issues.
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