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Sher Afzal Marwat launches personal attacks on journalists after PTI expulsion

 JournalismPakistan.com |  Published: 21 April 2025 |  JP Staff Report

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Sher Afzal Marwat launches personal attacks on journalists after PTI expulsion
Sher Afzal Marwat launched a series of personal attacks against journalists after being expelled from PTI. His comments included serious allegations and offensive remarks aimed at several prominent figures in the media.

ISLAMABAD – Sher Afzal Marwat, a Member of the National Assembly recently expelled from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has intensified a war of words with several journalists, following his harsh remarks against the party leadership and Aleema Khan, the sister of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The verbal sparring turned particularly ugly on social media, where Marwat exchanged deeply personal and offensive comments with prominent journalists.

Journalist Samina Pasha, commenting on Marwat’s rhetoric in a post on X, remarked that he had crossed all limits, calling him “kamzaraf” (petty). In response, Marwat launched a vicious attack, saying: “Kamzarf toh tumhare walidain hain jinhon ne tumhein janam diya” ("Petty are your parents who gave birth to you").

Marwat’s tirade didn’t stop there. He targeted Moeed Pirzada, branding him a deserter and calling him shameless. In a serious allegation, Marwat claimed that Pirzada had used the thumb impression of his dying father to acquire property.

He also lashed out at pro-PTI YouTubers, branding them as “thieves and fraudsters” who, according to him, have taken sides with the party for personal gain.

Marwat was expelled from PTI on February 12, 2024, after the party revoked his basic membership. Since then, he has turned into a fierce critic of the party, its leadership, and supporters—including journalists like Imran Riaz Khan, Moeed Pirzada, and Samina Pasha.

Ù¾ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ آئی سÛ' نکالÛ' جانÛ' Ú©Û' بعد شیر افضل مروت Ú©Û' صحافیوں پر ذاتی حملÛ'

اسلام آباد – رکنِ قومی اسمبلی شیر افضل مروت، جنہیں حال ہی میں پاکستان تحریکِ انصاف (Ù¾ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ آئی) سÛ' نکالا گیا ہÛ'ØŒ پارٹی قیادت اور سابق وزیراعظم عمران خان Ú©ÛŒ بہن علیمہ خان Ú©Û' خلاف سخت بیانات Ú©Û' بعد صحافیوں Ú©Û' ساتھ زبانی جنگ میں الجھ گئÛ' ہیںÛ"

سوشل میڈیا پر یہ جھÚ'Ù¾ خاصی تلخ اور Ù†Ú†Ù„Û' درجÛ' تک جا پہنچی ہÛ'ØŒ جہاں مروت Ù†Û' معروف صحافیوں Ú©Ùˆ نشانہ بنایا اور انتہائی ذاتی اور توہین آمیز زبان استعمال Ú©ÛŒÛ"

سینیئر صحافی سمینا پاشا Ù†Û' ایکس پر مروت Ú©Û' بیانات Ú©Ùˆ تنقید کا نشانہ بناتÛ' ہوئÛ' انہیں ”Ú©Ù… ظرف“ کہاÛ" اس پر مروت Ù†Û' بدترین ردعمل دیا: ”Ú©Ù… ظرف تو تمہارÛ' والدین ہیں جنہوں Ù†Û' تمہیں پیدا کیا“Û"

مروت Ù†Û' یہاں بس نہیں کیاÛ" انہوں Ù†Û' معید پیرزادہ Ú©Ùˆ "بھاگنÛ' والا" اور "بÛ' شرم" قرار دیاÛ" ایک سنگین الزام میں، مروت Ù†Û' دعویٰ کیا کہ معید پیرزادہ Ù†Û' اپنÛ' مرتÛ' ہوئÛ' والد Ú©Û' انگوٹھÛ' Ú©Û' نشان کا استعمال کر Ú©Û' جائیداد حاصل Ú©ÛŒÛ"

مروت Ù†Û' خود ساختہ Ù¾ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ آئی حامی یوٹیوبرز Ú©Ùˆ بھی تنقید کا نشانہ بنایا، انہیں “چور” اور “فراڈئیÛ'” کہا اور دعویٰ کیا کہ وہ ذاتی مفادات Ú©ÛŒ خاطر پارٹی کا ساتھ دÛ' رہÛ' ہیںÛ"

یاد رہÛ' کہ Ù¾ÛŒ Ù¹ÛŒ آئی Ù†Û' 12 فروری 2024 Ú©Ùˆ شیر افضل مروت Ú©ÛŒ بنیادی رکنیت ختم کرتÛ' ہوئÛ' انہیں پارٹی سÛ' نکال دیا تھاÛ" اس Ú©Û' بعد سÛ' وہ پارٹی، اس Ú©ÛŒ قیادت اور حامی صحافیوں—جن میں عمران ریاض خان، معید پیرزادہ اور سمینا پاشا شامل ہیں—پر مسلسل تنقید کر رہÛ' ہیںÛ"

Key Points

  • Marwat expelled from PTI on February 12, 2024.
  • Intensified public dispute with journalists including Samina Pasha and Moeed Pirzada.
  • Allegations against Pirzada regarding misuse of his father's thumb impression.
  • Marwat's harsh comments labeled as crossing the line by fellow journalists.
  • The conflict escalated on social media platforms.

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