During the recording of a private news channel’s current affairs show, Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab on Information Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan got into a fight with PPP politician Qadir Mandokhel.
A short video footage of CM’s aide and Pakistan People’s Party MNA Qadir Khan Mandokhail, in which the two politicians are seen cursing each other in addition to a physical fighting, has gone viral.
فردوس عاشق اعوان نے پیپلز پارٹی کے رکن قومی اسمبلی قادر خان مندو خیل کو تھپڑ دے مارا pic.twitter.com/SDYve9OMtq
— Muhammad Umair (@MohUmair87) June 9, 2021
According to local media reports, a PPP politician accused the previous Information Minister of corruption, resulting in a verbal brawl.
Following the incident, Awan rushed to her official Twitter account to claim that Mandokhel had used inappropriate language, which had irritated her, and that the video only told one side of the situation. Awan pleaded with the mainstream media to release the entire video.
ٹاک شو کے دوران پیپلزپارٹی کے قادر مندوخیل کی جانب دھمکیاں دی گئیں۔ قادر مندوخیل نے بدزبانی اور بدکلامی کرتے ہوئے میرے مرحوم والد اور مجھے گالیاں دیں۔ اپنے دفاع میں مجھے انتہائی قدم اٹھانا پڑا! قانونی ٹیم سے مشاورت کےبعد قادر مندوخیل کےخلاف قانونی چارہ جوئی کی جائیگی۔ pic.twitter.com/7AbDNMaHV0
— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) June 9, 2021
She said that Mandokhel threatened her in a video shared on her official account. My late father was humiliated by a PPP leader. She continued, “I had to take an extreme measure in my defence.”
Awan also intimated that he might file a formal complaint against the PPP leader. Meanwhile, the PPP MNA Qadir Mandokhel has yet to issue a comment in response to the incident.
