JournalismPakistan.com | Published April 21, 2025 at 08:03 pm | JP Staff Report
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ISLAMABAD – Sher Afzal Marwat, a Member of the National Assembly recently expelled from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has intensified a war of words with several journalists, following his harsh remarks against the party leadership and Aleema Khan, the sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The verbal sparring turned particularly ugly on social media, where Marwat exchanged deeply personal and offensive comments with prominent journalists.
Journalist Samina Pasha, commenting on Marwat’s rhetoric in a post on X, remarked that he had crossed all limits, calling him “kamzaraf” (petty). In response, Marwat launched a vicious attack, saying: “Kamzarf toh tumhare walidain hain jinhon ne tumhein janam diya” ("Petty are your parents who gave birth to you").
Marwat’s tirade didn’t stop there. He targeted Moeed Pirzada, branding him a deserter and calling him shameless. In a serious allegation, Marwat claimed that Pirzada had used the thumb impression of his dying father to acquire property.
He also lashed out at pro-PTI YouTubers, branding them as “thieves and fraudsters” who, according to him, have taken sides with the party for personal gain.
Marwat was expelled from PTI on February 12, 2024, after the party revoked his basic membership. Since then, he has turned into a fierce critic of the party, its leadership, and supporters—including journalists like Imran Riaz Khan, Moeed Pirzada, and Samina Pasha.
اسلام آباد – رکنِ قومی اسمبلی شیر افضل مروت، جنہیں حال ہی میں پاکستان تحریکِ انصاف (پی ٹی آئی) سے نکالا گیا ہے، پارٹی قیادت اور سابق وزیراعظم عمران خان کی بہن علیمہ خان کے خلاف سخت بیانات کے بعد صحافیوں کے ساتھ زبانی جنگ میں الجھ گئے ہیں۔
سوشل میڈیا پر یہ جھڑپ خاصی تلخ اور نچلے درجے تک جا پہنچی ہے، جہاں مروت نے معروف صحافیوں کو نشانہ بنایا اور انتہائی ذاتی اور توہین آمیز زبان استعمال کی۔
سینیئر صحافی سمینا پاشا نے ایکس پر مروت کے بیانات کو تنقید کا نشانہ بناتے ہوئے انہیں ”کم ظرف“ کہا۔ اس پر مروت نے بدترین ردعمل دیا: ”کم ظرف تو تمہارے والدین ہیں جنہوں نے تمہیں پیدا کیا“۔
مروت نے یہاں بس نہیں کیا۔ انہوں نے معید پیرزادہ کو "بھاگنے والا" اور "بے شرم" قرار دیا۔ ایک سنگین الزام میں، مروت نے دعویٰ کیا کہ معید پیرزادہ نے اپنے مرتے ہوئے والد کے انگوٹھے کے نشان کا استعمال کر کے جائیداد حاصل کی۔
مروت نے خود ساختہ پی ٹی آئی حامی یوٹیوبرز کو بھی تنقید کا نشانہ بنایا، انہیں “چور” اور “فراڈئیے” کہا اور دعویٰ کیا کہ وہ ذاتی مفادات کی خاطر پارٹی کا ساتھ دے رہے ہیں۔
یاد رہے کہ پی ٹی آئی نے 12 فروری 2024 کو شیر افضل مروت کی بنیادی رکنیت ختم کرتے ہوئے انہیں پارٹی سے نکال دیا تھا۔ اس کے بعد سے وہ پارٹی، اس کی قیادت اور حامی صحافیوں—جن میں عمران ریاض خان، معید پیرزادہ اور سمینا پاشا شامل ہیں—پر مسلسل تنقید کر رہے ہیں۔
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