Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif is facing severe criticism for calling the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stupid and calling the province the birthplace of the ‘PTI disease’.
Yesterday, Nawaz Sharif, while addressing the launch of his party’s election manifesto, said that people have been fooled by idleness, and some people become our fools with ease, and with the greatest ease. Some of our people, I am not talking about all, belong to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, this disease (PTI) has come from here, they should understand what kind of a servant they have given a chance.
Reacting to this statement of Nawaz Sharif, well-known journalist Saleem Safi wrote in a post on “X” that ‘PTI is a disease, so this disease has spread from Lahore, Imran Khan belongs to Lahore, the party was formed there. . General Zia offered him ministry and Nawaz Sharif to join his party. General Hameed Gul showed him the way of politics. General Pasha, General Zaheerul Islam, General Bajwa and General Faiz belonged to Punjab.
On the other hand, ANP has also demanded an apology from the former prime minister for his statement.
ANP spokesperson Samar Haroon Bilor said in a long message on “X” that “the leader of Muslim League-N and a person who has been in the position of Prime Minister of Pakistan for three times does not like to call the people of a province stupid. The words were said at a time when his daughter was campaigning in the same province. How will these people come here and ask for votes?
Samrabulur said that in the past, the same party had refused to give us our rights and Tehreek leader Khan Abdul Wali Khan announced to leave the alliance, perhaps today Nawaz Sharif is repeating history once again.
He said that we know that every person having a domicile of Punjab is considered honorable in this country, but the representatives of the people of Pakhtunkhwa are still there.
He further said that we not only condemn this act but also demand that Nawaz Sharif take back his words and apologize to the entire nation.
Journalist Tauqeer Kharal wrote that Nawaz Sharif, who raised the slogan of ‘respect the vote’, is calling the voters of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from PTI as a disease. Voting is everyone’s democratic right, such insulting behavior on someone’s right is condemnable.
Journalist Imran Riaz Khan also wrote that “Mian Sahib, you have no right to humiliate Pashtuns.” Don’t drag region and race into your politics. They are more sensible, knowledgeable and loyal to the country than you.