Lahore, March 5 (Express Tribune): Following his outburst against Hindus, Punjab information minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan was removed from his post Tuesday, a provincial government spokesperson confirmed.
Chohan resigned after Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar asked him to step down, Express News quoted Dr Shahbaz Gill as saying.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Twitter account also confirmed the development.
“PTI Punjab government has removed Fayyaz Chohan from the post of Punjab Information Minister following derogatory remarks about the Hindu community,” the account tweeted. “Bashing someone’s faith should not be a part of any narrative. Tolerance is the first and foremost pillar on which Pakistan was built.”
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The video above shows what happened in India at Lucknow at the same time. An innocent Kashmiri vendor was beating up by members of a Hindu outfit. The man was eventually saved by passersby who courageously took on the thugs.
Meanwhile, sources said, party leader Samsam Bukhari is set to replace Chohan as the new provincial information minister.
The former Punjab minister had used foul language against Hindu community while criticising India.
“You cow urine-drinking people, listen to me… we are Muslims and we have the flag of Hazrat Ali (RA) and Hazrat Umar (RA)’s bravery. You don’t have that flag,” he had said in a media talk on Monday. “Idol-worshippers” shouldn’t operate under the delusion that they are better than Pakistan.”
Leaders of the different political parties slammed Punjab’s information minister for the derogatory remarks.
(The featured image at the top is that of the sacked Pakistani Punjab Information Minister Fayyazul Hassan Chohan)