Miftah Ismail lashes out at reporter for luxury car question. Miftah Ismail, a former Finance Minister, and unhappy PML-N politician stormed out at a reporter during the Karachi Literary Festival when he was queried about importing a luxury car in a cash-strapped country.
The furious exchange of harsh words immediately went viral on social media and it even left the internet divided, while some called out the PML-N leader for losing his calm, and others complimented him for replying correctly over ‘baseless charges’.
A top journalist asked the former finance minister if he imported BMW vehicles since the country’s foreign exchange reserves are running low. He was then asked what difference he would have made if he had been replaced as Finance Minister by Ishaq Dar.
Miftah apparently misunderstood the query and lashed out at the aging person for accusing him of importing and using a luxury car. How can you accuse me of such corruption, he asked, saying such allegations made him go to jail.
“Now you sit down and listen to me. Which BMW, I have imported”, he asked. Miftah said he used to drive his personal car and bear fuel expenses when he served as the finance minister.
Miftah Ismail lashes out at reporter for luxury car question:
PML-N shared this clip on social media and appreciated its Karachi chapter leader. This ladies and gentlemen how you shut down brainwashed zombies. Take a bow Miftah, the tweet shared on its handle reads.
Najam sb what you wrote was from the heart and true. Hence the traction it got. And you’re right people are rightly demanding that we have competent and down-to-earth leaders with unimpeachable integrity. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is one of those rarities in Pak politics. https://t.co/VwbwxQY1yX
— Miftah Ismail (@MiftahIsmail) February 17, 2023
