ISLAMABAD, January 16: Prime Minister Imran Khan has demanded an explanation from Federal Minister for Water Resources Faisal Vawda following his outlandish stunt on a live TV show, where he used a boot to ridicule opposition parties PPP and PML-N, premier’s aide Firdous Ashiq Awan tweeted on Thursday.
The prime minister has also restricted the federal minister from appearing on any talk show for the next two weeks, she added.
“Prime Minister Imran Khan has demanded an explanation from federal minister Faisal Vawda for his behaviour in a private channel’s talk show,” Awan tweeted. “The prime minister has restricted Faisal Vawda from appearing on any talk show for the next two weeks.”
The tweet comes two days after the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader appeared in anchorperson Kashif Abbasi’s programme ‘Off the Record’ on ARY News alongside senior PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira and PML-N Senator Javed Abbasi and used a boot to heap scorn on the PPP and PML-N for voting in favour of the recently passed Army Act in parliament. The move was criticised and condemned by opposition parties and also drew the attention of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, which banned Abbasi from appearing on TV for 60 days.-DNA
