PTI govt moves FIA against Khalid Butt for mocking Imran Khan

According to journalist Anas Mallick, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government is moving FIA against Khalid Butt, Faysal Chaudary and Mustafa Chaudhry for their political satire mocking Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Mallick claims that the PTI government is seeking to register an FIR against the satire team.

So, Folks from PTI are not welcoming of critic and satire, Have moved at FIA against @KB_BUT @Faysal_Chaudary and @Mustafa_Chdry for their political satire mock of Imran Khan, seeking to register an FIR. #Pakistan

— Anas Mallick (@AnasMallick) February 24, 2020

Khalid Butt and his team host a satirical show on Neo News. In January, they poked fun at PM Khan’s statement that nurses at Shaukat Khanum Hospital, who looked after him after he fell from the stage back in 2013, looked like hoors (companions from paradise) following painkillers.

وزیر اعظم نے لائیو ٹیکہ لگاکر ناقدین کو جواب دے دیا #neo#khan #PTIGovernment pic.twitter.com/mfSytCqWpJ

— Khalid Butt (@KB_BUT) January 29, 2020

PM Khan is not the only one Khalid Butt and his team have mocked. They made fun of Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif after the PML-N voted in favour of the extension of the army chief. Meray Paas Tum Ho fame Danish and his subsequent death in the finale was also recreated by them.

شہباز شریف “دا گیم چینجر “ پالش کی جیت۔ #bootpolish #votekoizatdoh pic.twitter.com/3ZJ5itCGeN

— Khalid Butt (@KB_BUT) January 4, 2020

دانش کا موت سے چند لمحے قبل خالد بٹ کو دیا گیا انٹرویو Mere PaasTumHo #MerePaasTumHo #MerayPaasTumHo pic.twitter.com/2SxKJEC1zu

— Khalid Butt (@KB_BUT) January 28, 2020

After Anas Mallick’s tweet, Khalid Butt tweeted: ‘Bring it on’ while journalist Kamran Yousaf sarcastically said that yes Khalid Butt & co should “immediately be arrested” since they are responsible for all the problems and all the U-turns taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan. “They must be booked under Article 6.”