Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry made a racist comment about Pathans on a television programme on Wednesday, inviting the ire of social media.
During an interview on ARY News with Kashif Abbasi, Fawad was asked if Bashir Memon used abusive language during a meeting headed by then Prime Minister Imran Khan. Chaudhry Bashir Memon admitted that then-principle secretary, Azam Khan took him into the bathroom to “make him understand”.
A national political figure makes a filthy joke targeting an ethnic group on one of the most watched TV channels. pic.twitter.com/3IEd4ob6PZ
— Roohan Ahmed (@Roohan_Ahmed) October 5, 2022
Taking a jab at Memon, the PTI leader said, “He took a big risk by going into the bathroom with a Pathan.”
Reacting to Fawad’s remarks social media users expressed disgust over his racist comments.
Shame on PTI's Fawad Chaudhry for verbally abusing Pashtuns and shame on Kashif Abbasi and ARY for not stopping him and laughing ignorantly. PTI is full of dirty turn coat opportunists like Fawad Chaudhry. Will the Pashtuns in PTI confront Fawad Chaudhry? pic.twitter.com/6wop9zNjQl
— Ihtesham Afghan (@IhteshamAfghan) October 6, 2022
PTI's Fawad Chaudhry thinks it's ok to verbally abuse Pashtuns with vile anti-Pashtun slurs. ARY airs the slur and Kashif Abbasi, the host of the talk show Fawad Chaudhry decided to exhibit his true colours in, laughs it off. Shame on PTI and ARY. Shame on those who support PTI.
— Khushal Khan (@Khushal_Khattak) October 5, 2022
The Lota @fawadchaudhry was ridiculing the Pashtun Nation live on National Television, and the host @Kashifabbasiary smiled. It is unfortunate to see this behaviour towards our nation. I would request the whole nation to #BoycottARYNews until they tender an on-air apology.
— Aimal Wali Khan (@AimalWali) October 5, 2022
Remember when people thought jhagra would be better because he was educated?
— Shehzad Ghias Shaikh (@Shehzad89) October 6, 2022
Fawad Chaudhry went on TV and used an incredibly insulting stereotype against the Pashtun community for a joke.
Now jhagra is amplifying calling a journalist a "phatano ki sweet dish" https://t.co/hgrePPZZ0u