Usman Dar comes under fire over controversial remarks for Pashtuns

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Usman Dar, came under fire on social media for making a controversial statement regarding Pashtuns.

In a private news channel’s talk show, Dar was asked about the current JUI-F dharna to which he responded by saying:-

“The same thing will happen, Mansoor, like when those Pathans you see in gulleys and mohallas, they sell a Rs50 blanket for Rs500. The same thing will happen to them (Azadi Marchers),” he said.

شکریہ حنا بٹ صاحبہ اپ نے عثمان ڈار کی بات کو کاٹ کر پٹھان کی عزت کی بات کی

“اکثر جو گلی محلے میں پٹھان آتے ہیں 500 روپے والا کمبل 50 روپے میں دے کے چلے جاتے ہیں“
عثمان ڈار
حکمران ہو گئے کمینہ لوگ #ShameOnUsmanDar@hinaparvezbutt pic.twitter.com/9W2H3E5se4

— waqas butt 🕙 (@Waqasbu63608528) November 6, 2019

PML-N’s Hina Pervaiz Butt interrupted Dar and said that a single race should not be targeted and one should only focus on the fact that everyone is a Pakistani.

Dar, realizing his mistake, took his statement back and appealed to the host to let him be heard.

“Whosoever sells blankets worth Rs50 for Rs500, I am talking about them,” he said.