A video of Ali Madad Jattak, a senior politician from Quetta affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has emerged online where he was seen talking to women protestors in a raised voice. The women were protesting against the government on the issue of delayed salaries.

“That is why you can’t feel the pain,” the protesting professor sitting at the ground was seen saying as Ali related that his own mother and sister will never be sitting like this. As the woman argued, he says out loud, “Khabardar”. His assistant can also be seen admonishing the woman and asking her to behave herself.

پی پی پی کے سئنیر رہنماء اور رکن اسمبلی علی مدد جتک کی بلوچستان اسمبکی کے سامنے تنخواہوں کے حصول کے لیے بیٹھی جامعہ بلوچستان کی خواتین اساتذہ سے تلخ کلامی، رکن اسمبلی کے ساتھ موجود افراد کا بھی خواتین اساتذہ کے ساتھ غیر مناسب رویہ@BBhuttoZardari @PPP_Org pic.twitter.com/8PkkLnCZni

— Muhammad Faizan Aslam Khan (@FaizanBinAslam1) April 1, 2024

The incident happened during a protest demonstration organized by teachers and the staff of the university, who have been enduring a three-month delay in their salaries.

The protesters, voicing their grievances outside the Balochistan Assembly on Monday, sought a resolution to the salary delays. The assembly speaker sent Ali Madad Jattak and other officials for negotiations. However, tensions erupted when Jattak reportedly adopted an aggressive attitude and resorted to using abusive language towards the protesting professor Tatara Achakzai.

The distressing incident triggered outcry on social media platforms, prompting Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti to intervene. In an effort to redeem the situation, Bugti extended apologies on behalf of Jattak and sought forgiveness from the aggrieved female teachers, reported Quetta Voice.