Twitterati attack cartoonist Sabir Nazar after 'ridiculous' tweet about Imran Khan

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 8 February 2018

Sabir Nazar is under fire for a controversial tweet associating Imran Khan with the names of murderers. The backlash from Twitter users has been fierce, leading to calls for Nazar to retract his statement.

Summary

ISLAMABAD - Cartoonist Sabir Nazar has been harshly criticized for a tweet in which he seems to be hinting that the killers of little Zainab and university student Mashal Khan were named by their parents after Imran Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf chief.

The cartoonist, known for his critical tweets and cartoons against Imran Khan, tweeted on Wednesday: “Imran Khan was truly iconic as sportsman and philanthropist. People named their sons after him. Two killers, of Zainab and of Mashal, are named Imran Ali.”

This did not sit well with the Twitterati, as they asked the cartoonist to delete the tweet, which he did not.

One of the tweets told the cartoonist: “Sir, with due respect, this is the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever said.”

Aamna Hassan Fasihi asked Nazar: “Imran named people committing crimes, HOW IS THAT IMRAN KHAN’s FAULT?”

Naveed Ahmad Khan asked Nazar to find a “hobby” to seek a solution to his obsession with the PTI chief, while Sarwar Naqvi called for deleting the tweet.

Some of the tweets suggested that Nazar has allegedly sold himself to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz while others used crass abusive language against him. Some suggested the cartoonist may have been drunk when he tweeted.

Photo: Twitter (@sabirnazar1)

KEY POINTS:

• Sabir Nazar tweeted about Imran Khan and murderers' names.
• His comments received widespread criticism on Twitter.
• Users accused him of bias and questioned his state of mind.
• Some suggested he has political affiliations with PML-N.
• Nazar did not delete the tweet despite numerous requests.