Bilawal, Bakhtawar take notice of Pitafi’s derogatory remarks to female MPA

KARACHI – Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has ordered a show cause notice of his MPA Imdad Pitafi for derogatory remarks against Pakistan Muslim League-Functional’s Nusrat Sehar Abbasi in Sindh Assembly.

.@BBhuttoZardari takes serious notice of media reports about remarks of a Sindh Minister about a woman MPA of Opposition in Sindh Assembly.

— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) January 21, 2017

The PPP chairman also said that stern action should be taken against him. He also directed PPP Sindh president and provincial Parliamentary leader to take action against him.

Earlier, Bakhtawar Bhutto took to Twitter to warn the PPP lawmaker saying "Yes [Pitafi] must apologise[.] absolutely unacceptable behaviour & totally against ethos of our party that has been led by the strongest of women #PPP".

Yes must apologise absolutely unacceptable behaviour & totally against ethos of our party that has been led by the strongest of women #PPP https://t.co/3BZAlvC4c6

— Bakhtawar B-Zardari (@BakhtawarBZ) January 21, 2017

On Friday, Pitafi called Abbasi a "drama queen" when she sought response from him on a question in a session chaired by Deputy Speaker Shehla Raza.

The minister, instead of answering the question, responded in a harsh and taunting manner when the lady lawmaker asked him to read the question written in English.