Pak Minister Fawad Chaudhry slaps senior anchor, receives flak from Pakistani journalists

In recent, Federal Minister for Science and Techlogy in Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's Cabinet, Fawad Chaudhry supposedly slapped a senior Pakistani anchor, Sami Ibrahim. 

incident occurred on Friday at a wedding ceremony in Pakistan's Faisalabad following an argument that escalated after senior anchor alleged that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was whipping a conspiracy to oust ir Prime Minister Imran Khan and weaken Pakistani Army.

Ibrahim accused Chaudhry of being a part of group conspiring against Pakistan Prime Minister, according to Pakistani media

However, Chaudhry allegedly accused Ibrahim of blackmailing him when he was Information Minister in Imran Khan's government. 

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Ibrahim has registered an FIR against Fawad Chaudhry for slapping him.

same night, both of m crossed paths wherein following a heated argument minister slapped him on face. 

Journalists have demanded an action against Minister over his abusive behavior. 

A day back, in a crackdown on TV satire Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) released a new order advising media channels across country to t broadcast 'satirical content' that “demean individuals representing various political parties and law enforcement ncies through caricatures, animated characters, photo-shopped ims and funny memes”.

While censoring satirical content, PEMRA hinted that it is because of public's complaint against such programmes, that y took step. 

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order dated July 12 stated that "PEMRA has been receiving numerous complaints on such content with public sentiment agonized by trend of demeaning leadership of country".

Adding that airing such content is in violation of Section 2- (f) of PEMRA Ordinance 2002, and or code of conduct, PEMRA advised all satellite TV channels in country "to refrain from airing any content which is demeaning, creates hatred against any individual or mocks any personality associated with any political party or law enforcement ncy.”