ISLAMABAD – PTI Minister Faisal Vawda had to face huge embarrassment as theJournalists on Wednesday boycotted a press conference of Federal Ministerfor Water Resources Faisal Vawda.
Journalists boycotted press conference for exchanging ‘bitter words’ with asenior journalist.
Addressing to the press conference, the minister said, “I am not somebody’sfather’s servant that I submit a reply on a day’s notice. It is notacceptable for a suspect who is serving a jail term to question me during ameeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).”
Criticising Opposition Leader and PAC Chairman Shehbaz Sharif, the waterresources minister said, “You are serving in prison because you steal andfraud. We will not inaugurate the one project as ten times.” “We will notcome under any pressure and are only focusing on our work,” he added.
Faisal Vawda irked at a question of a senior journalist about Mohmand Dambid won by the joint venture of Descon owned by Adviser to PM on Commerce,Textile, Industry and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood.
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Replying to the question of senior journalists, the minister exchangedbitter words with the journalist. “I am only answering the question becauseyou are my elder. If this was someone else, I would not have even spoke onit and also hit the mic on his face.”
Responding to the remarks of Faisal Vawda, the journalists staged a protestand left the Press Information Department despite Vawda’s apologies.