PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Minister for Public Health Engineering Shah Farman on Tuesday insulted his fellow female lawmaker Nighat Orakzai on the floor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly, ARY News reported.
Shah Farman was speaking on the issue of the disbursement of public funds amidst the opposition’s protest over the issue when Pakistan People’s Party MPA Nighat Orakzai interrupted his address to allege that a significant amount of development funds were diverted to Nowshera (Chief Minister Pervez Khattak’s constituency) upon which Shah Farman shouted at her and asked her to stay silent in a very insulting manner.
Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari condemned what he termed ‘the insulting misbehavior of PTI Minister towards PPP’s Nighat Orakzai on the floor of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
“The PPP Chairman made it clear that his party won’t tolerate insult or abusive language towards women whether in Assembly or outside,” said the statement issued by the party.
Bilawal said that attitude of provincial ministers in KP Assembly was very sad and Imran Khan should bridle such people in his party.
The incident was widely condemned on social media too and a number of concerned citizens and journalists expressed their anger over Shah Farman’s behaviour.
Shah Farman #PTI abusing & humiliating #PPP female MPA Nighat Orakzai in #KPK Assembly. #KeepTheChange pic.twitter.com/oY9QYaJSXm
— Majid Agha (@Majid_Agha) May 2, 2017
How sad .women of pak are being disgraced by our leaders @ImranKhanPTI plz condemn this too pic.twitter.com/lMetpQtNU2
— Asma Shirazi (@asmashirazi) May 2, 2017
Shah Farman calling Nighat ” kal mui” and ‘badshakal’.
Ashamed to see such people as representatives. https://t.co/bry87dR0rM— Nazrana Ghaffar (@NazranaYusufzai) May 2, 2017
Real face of #PTI, not different than #PMLN. #PTI Minister Shah Farman calls #PPP MPA Nighat Oranzai “Lady with black-face”. #KeepTheChange pic.twitter.com/wPNvG86xaO
— Majid Agha (@Majid_Agha) May 2, 2017
Racism is equally deplorable and akin to misogyny. IK should censure Shah Farman in the same tones as he did Nawaz Sharif.
— Reza Ali (@RezaAli1980) May 2, 2017
PTI Chairman Imran Khan too condemned the incident but maintained that Shah Farman has apologised and his party will take action against anyone who insults women in future.
Unacceptable for legislator to insult any woman. Goes ag our religion & culture. Apology has come. If it happens again action will be taken
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) May 2, 2017
