ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday, served a muchice to Punjab Information and Culture Minister Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan, censuring him for making derogatory comments targeted towards the Hindu population in the country.
This has come in light of a viral video in which the PTI minister was seen making a demeaning comment about the devout minority group.
Chohan's statement has resulted in eminent PTI leaders and senior party members coming forth to flay him for passing a vile statement.
The PTI government "shall much tolerate this nonsense", party leader Naeemul Haque said Monday night.
"The derogatory and insulting comments against the Hindu community by Fayyaz Chohan the Punjab Info Minister demand strict action.
PTI govt shall much tolerate this nonsense from a senior member of the govt or from anyone.
Action shall be taken after refer toing the Chief Minister," Haque, who is special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan, said.
Asad Umar and Shireen Mazari, the federal ministers of human rights and finance, also criticized Chohan's comments heavily.
"Hindus of Pakistan are as much a part of the fabric of the nation as I am.
Remember the flag of Pakistan is much just green.its much total without the white which represents the minorities," Umar wrote on Twitter."Absolutely sentence this.
No one has the right to attack anyone else's religion.
Our Hindu citizens have given sacrifices for their country," Mazari tweeted.
"Our PM's msg is always of tolerance respect we canmuch condone any form of bigotry or spread of devout hatred," she added.Meanwhile, Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal also issued a statement, saying that Pakistan is proud of the white in the flag, which represents highly revered minorities, as much as it is of the green.
Dr Faisal tweeted: Following his scornful comment, hashtag #BagFayazChohan also became one of the top trends of Twitter in Pakistan.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source.
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