
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar to take action against Provincial Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan over the controversial statement he delivered against a minority community.
Chohan’s derogatory statement against the Hindu community irked PM Khan who asked provincial authorities to ask the Punjab information minister to tender his resignation.
PM Khan issued strict directives to federal and provincial ministers, saying that such statements will not be tolerated anymore which hurt sentiments of believers of any religion.
Syed Samsam Bukhari is likely to be appointed as the provincial information minister, sources said.
Punjab CM House spokesperson Shehbaz Gill confirmed that Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has met Chohan and accepted his resignation.
Gill on behalf of the Punjab government expressed dissociation with the derogatory statement of Fayyazul Hassan Chohan and expressed complete solidarity with the Hindu community.
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Fayyazul Hassan Chohan is famed as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) firebrand who had been criticised many times for his controversial remarks on different occasions including derogatory remarks against Pakistani artists.
However, Chohan’s statement drew ire of government officials when he delivered sensitive remarks against Hindu believers while addressing a presser over Pakistan-India escalation.
Citing the expected consequences of his irresponsible statement, Chohan in a statement tendered an apology to the Hindu community, explaining that he had made such remarks while addressing Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “I was addressing the Indian prime minister, military and media.”
Taking strong exception to Punjab Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan’s ‘derogatory and insulting’ remarks against the Hindu community, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Affairs Naeemul Haq had demanded strict action against the minister after consulting Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.
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