60
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday took notice of unsavoury remarks made by Sindh Works and Services Minister Imdad Pitafi against Nusrat Sehar Abbasi, a provincial legislator from Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F).
The remarks were made when Abbasi put a question to Pitafi during assembly proceedings, who responded with an invitation to Abbasi to visit his chamber for what he called “a satisfactory reply”.
If that was not enough, television cameras also caught a UK-educated PPP lawmaker, Nawab Muhammad Taimur Talpur, taunting Abbasi.
The remarks had prompted laughter from other members of the ruling party.
Bilawal on Saturday directed provincial party head Nisar Khuhro to issue a show-cause notice to Pitafi and take further action if Pitafi failed to defend himself adequately in his response.
Within minutes after the issuance of Bilawal's statement, Pitafi said that he had already confessed his mistake and sought pardon on the issue. He further said that he will also say sorry on the floor of the House.
The minister also said that he will respond to the notice, when received, and will accept any decision taken by the party leadership in this regard.
Earlier, Abbasi had demanded that the PPP leadership remove Pitafi from the ministry as well as from the provincial assembly.
She said that those dishonouring women from the platform of a party once led by a woman should be sacked.
Bakhtawar slams 'unacceptable behaviour'
Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari had earlier taken to Twitter to reprimand Pitafi.
Quoting a tweet by PPP worker Nafisa Shah, Bakhtawar had said: "Yes [he] must apologise[.] absolutely unacceptable behaviour & totally against ethos of our party that has been led by the strongest of women #PPP"
Read more
On DawnNews
Comments (60) Closed
Jan 21, 2017 05:39pm
Another aspiring voice for political games from PPP. Bilawal must not be doing an adequate job, and Zardari is absent. So the daughters/sisters step in.
Next they will be claiming to lead rallies from Karachi to Hyderabad - in Air-Conditioned cars!
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 05:45pm
Just a reprimand on twitter?
In many countries he would have been told to resign - but here just a slap on the wrist!!!
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 05:46pm
This is not BB's party
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:01pm
ZAB must be turning in his grave.
A Berkeley and Oxford grad, with a daughter, who herself was a Harvard and Oxford alumni, has his party taken over by a person who cannot even recall the proper of the college he attended , if he even did, much less graduate from.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 05:56pm
PPP kingdom have spoken!
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:02pm
PPP is already finished. Those who still call it a "Party", are living in fools paradise.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:04pm
How he is still minster and MPA? Both MPAs must be gate out from the honorable Sindh Assembly. Bibi's children will just condemn this act or will aslo take action? let time will prove this.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:13pm
Invest in education and correct the long term mentality of your rural voters and their electives.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:19pm
Whats her own credibility? Product of the same libral feudal elite with same complexes.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:23pm
Thank you Bilawal for show cause notice and thank you Bakhtiawar for taking action please your party PPP have great women in Nusrat Bhutto, Banzir Bhutto , shiree Rehman, these two MPA Immad Pitani and Taimur Talpur should be offered apology to the women of Pakistan particularly to Madam Nusrat Saher Abbasi, until their membership from PPP should be cancelled.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:28pm
UK educated when join feudal politics become uncivilized and uneducated because the feudal mentality prevails . Shame on PPP !
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:33pm
Law makers with this mentality should be barred from politics who thinks women of this low ! They probably treat their own women also like this !
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:34pm
PPP exposed.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:38pm
Feudal to the core, that's PPP for you.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:38pm
what can you expect from them??people from interior sindh
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:41pm
@Khan USA : Correctly these two Phitani and Taimur are black sheep in party, Bilawal and Bakhtiawar issued notice to these street boys, similar request to Mariam Nawaz shareef to issue notice Kh.Asif foul language used agaist honorable Sheere Mazar. what is our Pakistan lawmaker culture, is these language they learn at home, school and college. Shameful all above 3 law maker for their foul language. Totally collopsed Pakistan culture.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:38pm
Its not only apologies but the mind set of men in Pakistan (Not All Men) needs o be disciplined and respectful towards all women, You (being a women of position and power) need to Fix him
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:43pm
if such thing had been done by any member from MQM,MQM it self would have taken a drastic and indelible step against that person with out any complain from the victim.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:41pm
if leaders of PPPP are doing such acts so people across pakistan must have an idea what their jiyalas do who are not even seen by any one.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:47pm
the speaker needs to resign , this is way we end up in SC , when parliament doesn't take up its responsibility, the speaker more concerned about her free bullet proof car . houses of parliament have become party owned and nothing else , speaker should resign , there is no democracy in pakistan and we need to stop pretending that there is.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:52pm
sick behaviour. You don't need to look any further to see why Pakistan is what it is today. We need more women like her to expose misogynist behaviour of these illiterate males.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:54pm
Fire the low life . I think that'd send the right message to the other chauvanists within their ranks. Let's not kid ourselves the vast majority of the parties Sindhi policitians have similar issues. Take firm action or risk looking like a lemon (again).
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 06:58pm
atleast he has taken notice, remember when khwaja asif insulted shireen mazari in the national assembly? nobdoy said anything let alone the PMLN leadership.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 07:08pm
How come Shehla Raza an educated and Karachi based politician accept this behavior ? Can she ever rise above party politics and form a women lawmakers caucus to condemn and stop these nasty behaviors and predatory mentality !
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 07:07pm
Pitani and Tainur represent the feudal based mentality
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 07:09pm
If these like to be happened in house! What should one expect in public ...
This was a shameful act.. he should be removed from this house.
Can we emagine how many suffered from his behavior before coming in power !!!
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 07:09pm
Mr. Bilawal atleast you should take concrete step to overcome these issues if up coming
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 07:19pm
How can Bilawal demand explanations from others when he does the same thing all day long against the ruling party?
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 07:22pm
She was asking legit question and all he did was reply back with leechar comments.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 07:20pm
Bilawal has awoken from his slumber and checked his twitter account to see his sister is trying to vest control of the party from him.
Tomorrow he will be talking about something completely different and just award the MPA a different post in Sindh. Explanation is is just a gloss over!
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 07:21pm
True face of PPP revealed once again
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 08:06pm
In what capacity is Bukhtawar Zardari questioning a PPP parliment member??
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 08:18pm
Why has it taken him this long to do anything about it. He should have immediately summoned the minister and reprimanded him. In most countries the minister would be forced to resign.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 08:27pm
Making mountain out of the molehill.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 08:32pm
Pakistan needs change in election system to proportionate representations,untill then the existing political parties ,will continue harassment in house,or at streets.Once ECP switchover to proportionate rep.the backbone of political monopoly will erode,and people will feel a sigh of relief.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 08:41pm
What about the UK educated member who taunted the female member a other male chauvinist who laughed at the taunted remarks! No wonder why the Sind, despite having all the resources, is in this degraded situation today!!!
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 08:47pm
This is nothing but the reflection of the society.
We encourage and sometimes enable such behavior at our campuses and educational institutions.
Pick any movie or drama and you will see a goon getting idolized for cat calls and unruly behavior.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 09:01pm
Remember democracy is the best revenge. These revengeful acts will keep happening till ppp alters this slogan n replaces it with zero tolerance policy for such conduct n set example for others. Entire ppp leadership present in Assembly was enjoying the unfolding of this event. They should apologise one by one in the parliament. Shehla raza to Murad ali shah all r responsible for irresponsible conduct of errant mpa's. Question fm Bilawal, Asif Zardari n entire ppp is what wud be their reaction if same words n gestures were exchanged with their female parliament members.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 09:09pm
Frankly I don't understand the thinking of these people. They have accumulated billions overseas, have acquired much vaunted British Passports, and yet want perform song and dance to supposedly lead and rule this country - instead of enjoying the loot and living the life of luxury abroad!
Leave Pakistan alone. PPP has never delivered on any of its promises. Don't try to fool the poor people, nor try to loot them again.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 09:19pm
We have heard 'Yellow Cab and Tractor Trolley' before, but this
particular leader has crossed the red line.
It is time to set an example and show him the door.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 09:31pm
Very disgraceful....Not only the Stanford graduate CM Murad Ali Shah is laughing but also the Speaker who unfortunately is a female is also laughing. The other ministers, what I can say or write about them, their appearance is telling what kind of people they are. When uncivilized people are sitting in the assemblies then the horrors like rape, Karo Kari, Honor Killing will only prevail let alone corruption and bad governance. Since education is not a criteria in our society in order to be civilized which is very much true, as the thing really matters is upbringing..... Very sorry state of affairs in Pakistan..
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 09:40pm
Topi drama
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 09:45pm
If Bilawal is real, he must make all erring heads to roll. If not, then he is a real fake.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 09:51pm
PPP has become a family limited company and recently one of the employees was reprimanded for controlling himself towards women. We know how they respect their women in their villages.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 10:11pm
No, no apology to be accepted. He must be dismissed from the cabinet and thrown out of the party. His offense is grave and deserves an equally grave punishment. Shame on all those who enjoyed the misery and embarrassment of Ms. Abbasi instead of condemning the rogue.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 11:27pm
Show cause should be issued to Speaker and CM who were in presence and either stay indifferent or did nothing to reprimand the "2" culprits.
Recommend
0
Jan 21, 2017 11:41pm
Please do not quote the educational credentials of Bhutto Clan. If the educational credentials is the criteria then there are lot more educated people in the country with higher IQ so please do not try to justify their position at the top.
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 12:00am
Does not matter how educated these feudels can be ? There mentality is every thing ?
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 12:33am
I'm amazed to see behavior of speaker who herself is a woman.....PPP is a joker party
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 12:53am
One more statement from the future generation of another feudal family. Wish people grow up and get away from this stuff. You can't become a leader just because you are born in a family, you become a leader only if you really support the cause of the the people whose support you need to become a leader. Hope this guy could actually grow up soon.
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 01:07am
@Amir shah They own the PPP ! Don't you know this ? Party is one of their property !
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 01:32am
@ali haqparast ppp is useless party but dont bring mqm here, we know how AH spoke about PTI women in his speeches which were obediently listened by so called literate followers.
PPP should get resignation from this minister, period.
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 02:39am
Explain what Bilawal, it's all there in recording....
If you have any courage take action, if you can
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 03:51am
Will bilawal sack him ?
We all know the answer
these people only pay lip service to democracy honesty integrity justice and equality.
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 04:14am
fire him on the spot.
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 06:01am
Guess with so much publicity, there was no choice to speak out on the issue. Now, everyone has to behave if they want to become a leader.
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 06:33am
Ah they only care about breaking others and taking over. They are not truthful to the country nor to its people. Their actions are just shows and expensive prospects worth nothing or worth so little that a common man gains nothing from it. These people have no shame and have no love, no humility, nor humanity.
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 10:31am
Despite that PPP has badly received major dent over party and on its ranks and files. Time to completely change itself without further delay.
Recommend
0
Jan 22, 2017 02:27pm
The only solutions is that Bilawal as chairman should sack this irresponsible minister from his post and from the party. This will give president to other party workers how to behave in parliament and towards women.
Recommend
0
Jan 23, 2017 02:04am
oh its simple sire, 'typical male mindset'
Recommend
0
