Pakistan: Firdous Ashiq Awan Slaps PPP's Qadir Khan Mandokhail During TV Debate

Special Assistant to the Punjab Chief Minister Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan made headlines on June 10 after a video of her getting into a physical altercation with PPP MNA Qadir Khan Mandokhail went viral on social media. The incident occurred when the two appeared on Express News talk show, Kal Tak, hosted by senior journalist Javed Chaudhry. It started as a discussion about the government's performance and excessive load shedding in parts of the country, but later turned into a shouting match between the two. The PPP leader mentioned Awan's comments about the train tragedy. Soon after, a video clip showing Awan physically attacking and slapping Mandokhail went viral on social media. In the video, the PPP leader tries to grab her arm to defend himself. However, other people present on the set quickly intervene before the situation escalates. In response to the backlash, Awan took to Twitter to defend her actions. She claimed that "one-sided" propaganda was being carried out as the video clip did not include the vulgar language used by the PPP leader against her and her late father. Meanwhile, the PPP MNA said that he was ready to forgive Awan if she apologised for her actions. Watch the video to know more.