Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz ul Hasan Chohan has once again sparked furor after he passed insensitive remarks regarding differently-abled children saying that they are born to parents as a punishment for their misdeeds.
During a press conference that Chohan was addressing along with Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid, Chohan said: “Whoever adopts this ideology that apna sab kuch banta, bhaar mein jaaye janta [Let’s make a profit, and ignore what happens to the rest of the people], God will punish that person. Paralysed and differently-abled children are born as a result of this. We see this around us in our society. Relatives of such people then say that this has happened because that trader or industrialist was involved in fraudulent activities and this is an ‘azaab‘ [wrath of God].”
He said that while the government and authorities will deal with such traders and industrialists in the world, God will punish them in the hereafter.
Chohan’s comments sparked outrage and fury on social media and many including Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari took to social media to condemn the minister and his comments.
Following the backlash, Chohan took to social media to apologise for his remarks.
