Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry slapped anchorperson Mubasher Lucman at Punjab’s irrigation minister, Mohsin Legharis, son’s valima.

Other PTI representatives were present at the Valima when the incident occurred, including Jehangir Tareen.

After the incident, Fawad Chaudhry criticised Lucman, saying that Lucman cannot be considered as a journalist.

مبشر لقمان جیسے لوگوں کا صحافت سے کوئ تعلق نہیں یہ وہ طوائفیں ہیں جوصحافت میں گھس گئ ہیں، ایسے صحافتی دلالوں کو بے نقاب کرنا سب کا فرض ہے۔ https://t.co/5YQhc8eQMK

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) January 5, 2020

Fawad had earlier tweeted that ‘so called journalists’ malign ministers and respectable people for viewership.

ایف آئ اے cyber crime wing کو فعال کیا گیا ہے انشااللہ جلد ایک بڑا بلیک میلر گروپ جیل کی سلاخوں کے پیچھے ہو گا۔ ان کے پیچھے کون لوگ ہیں پہچانے جا چکے ہیں ، انتظار کیجئے مکمل کہانی سامنے آئے گی۔

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) January 4, 2020

“There was a scuffle that broke out. A small fight broke out. In a fight, as usually is the case, he may have got one (slap) in, I may have hit one,” said the minister during Geo News talk show “Naya Pakistan” on Sunday evening.

“I have been a minister earlier as well. I will not tolerate personal attacks against myself. We are all human beings and will react when someone makes such false allegations.”