–Haque backtracks; takes to Twitter to ‘clarify’ his statement
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Naeemul Haque said in a TV interview late on Thursday that PTI Chairman Imran Khan had lauded him for slapping Federal Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz in a TV talk show.
A video clip of the talk show shows Haque slapping the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and saying, “How dare you call me a thief, you should be ashamed of yourself.”
Later, the PTI leader explained in another interview, “This person attacked Imran Khan’s character and he kept doing it and then lying, and when he called me a thief, slapping him was a natural response.”
Haque also claimed, “Imran Khan praised me, saying that I did the right thing because he had been spitting venom for a long time.”
“All PTI’s supporters have lauded the move,” Haque added.
However, minutes after his initial statement, the PTI leader backtracked and took to Twitter to ‘clarify’ that Imran had not applauded him for slapping the federal minister.
Contrary to what some media is projecting IK never appreciated the slap but commended me for countering the abusive and false onslaught of Danial. IK never encourages use of violence anywhere anytime.
— Naeem ul Haque (@naeemul_haque) May 25, 2018
“Contrary to what media is projecting, the PTI chief never appreciated the slap but commended me for countering the abusive and false onslaught of Danial. Imran Khan never encourages the use of violence anywhere anytime,” stated Haque in his tweet.
Earlier in 2011, Haque threw a glass at Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Jameel Soomro.
