Oct 29, 2021: Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of the heated on-air heated debate between former fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar and PTV Sports anchor person Nauman Niaz.

Confirming the news, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan revealed that the Prime Minister has also taken notice of the matter and directed the committee to take immediate action.

Talking on Geo News program ‘Geo Pakistan’, he said that Imran Khan was also angry that the host of the show had insulted the national star.

Elaborating on his position, Khan said: “This is an unfortunate incident. No one is greater than the state and no one can abuse his power.”

“No matter what the reason, no one can insult anyone. A common man should be respected in the same way as a celebrity, politician or minister,” he added.

“You can’t ask anyone to leave the show on air, it’s arrogance,” he said, adding that Dr Niaz should have valued himself and Akhtar. He recalled that Akhtar raised the flag of Pakistan and was the only person who silenced India after hitting the middle stump of the great Indian Sachin Tendulkar. Dr Niaz should have thought a hundred times before insulting Akhtar. He questioned how we treat our national stars in front of the great players of international cricket. “People from all over the world are watching this show. It was a big day for Pakistan. Our team had beaten New Zealand. Everyone was celebrating and it happened,” he said.

Khan reiterated that no one should treat our national stars like this.

Acknowledging Akhtar’s efforts to resolve the issue on air, he said: “I would also admire Akhtar because, contrary to his nature, he acted calmly, even though he is known for his aggression. Because he is a fast bowler.”

Highlighting Niaz’s statement that he would not allow anyone else to host the show, the minister said that neither the official channel belongs to anyone’s father nor to the show.Everyone was watching the show and the channel is running from the national treasury, no one has the right to say who will host the show or who will not, no one is inevitable.

He emphasized that the President and Prime Minister of Pakistan could not do that.

He added that he was told by the media that all the members of the panel were present in the studio on Thursday and Niaz did not allow the show to proceed. “I have no personal grudge against Niaz but he had no right to insult our national star. By doing so, he has insulted the entire nation,” Khan added.

Akhtar has raised the Pakistani flag around the world and is one of the few stars – including Imran Khan Javed Miandad – who has no conflict with his career. He said that investigation would be carried out in this regard and immediate action would be taken.

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