Shahbaz Gill uses abusive language in Kamran Shahid's show

JournalismPakistan.com | Published 3 years ago | Cherie Conela

ISLAMABAD—Prime Minister Imran Khan's adviser Shahbaz Gill used highly abusive language on Dunya News TV during "On the Front with Kamran Shahid."

In the live show hosted by Kamran Shahid, Gill used offensive language against parliamentarian Dr. Ramesh Kumar Vankwani several times, which went on air despite the beep and delay mechanism.

Two female guests, Uzma Bukhari and Shehla Raza, demanded Gill be taken off the air while expressing their views during the program.

Social media users expressed anger over the incident and criticized the TV anchor for facilitating Gill and not intervening.

Dr. Vankwani, in his column recently published in The News and Daily Jang, praised the Bilawal Bhutto-led long march, hinting that he will support the opposition on the occasion of the no-confidence motion against the prime minister.

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