ISLAMABAD – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reportedly slapped the Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Azam Khan, after a heated argument.
Both the top officials engaged in a verbal conflict that resulted in an alleged physical altercation, Abb Tak News reported on Tuesday. Following the argument, the foreign minister also reportedly approached the prime minister to complain about Khan’s behaviour, the local TV channel claimed.
As per the media outlet report, the minister wanted to meet Imran when Azam Khan stopped him outside the office. This is when Qureshi lost his temper and slapped him.
Qureshi has reportedly expressed his disappointment at not being allowed to enter the office premises. He was invited to PM’s office to celebrate the completion of 2 years of this government in office. Azam Khan reportedly had no knowledge of any meeting and this led to a quarrel between him and Qureshi.
On the other hand, the Foreign Office has rejected the report saying that no such incident took place.
یہ کیا گھٹیا قسم کی صحافت ہے۔ جو دل کرتا ہے وہ جھوٹی خبر کہ طور پر چلا دیا جاتا ہے۔شاہ محمود صاحب اور اعظم خان صاحب دو معزز اور عزت دار لوگ ہیں۔دونوں کے درمیان آج کوئی ملاقات تک نہیں ہوئی اور آپ انُکی لڑائی کی جھوٹی بات کرتے ہیں۔آپ کو شرم آنی چاہئیے- ایسا کبھی کوئی واقعہ نہیں ہوا https://t.co/XR18vn8uwx
— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) August 18, 2020
آپ کے خلاف پیمرا جارہے ہیں اور آپکے خلاف سخت ترین کاروائی کی درخواست کریں گے۔آپ کا چینل ٹوٹل 100 لوگ دیکھتے نہیں اور خبریں دیکھیں کیسے بناتے ہیں آپ۔ آپ کو اندازہ نہیں کہ پاکستان کہ وزیرخارجہ اور وزیراعظم کہ پرنسپل سیکٹری کی جھوٹی خبر انٹرنیشنل میڈیا کیسے چلائے گا۔ شرم کریں کچھ
— Dr. Shahbaz GiLL (@SHABAZGIL) August 18, 2020
The story about alleged spat between Shah Mehmood Querishi, the FM, and Azam Khan, the PSPM, is not true, say sources in the PM House and the Foreign Office.
— Syed Talat Hussain (@TalatHussain12) August 18, 2020
However, Shahbaz Gill, the PM’s spokesperson denied the incident and termed the report absolutely fake.
