PM Nawaz calls out PML-N leader for being overweight

Premier says 'Tell Khialdas to lose some weight'

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif delivered a powerful speech during his Holi address in Karachi on Tuesday.

Calling forced conversion a crime, the premier said his government will not let any extremist decide about ‘heaven or hell’ just for their own vested interests. However, the premier's address took an interesting turn when he urged PML-N leader Khialdas Kohistani to lose some weight.

The premier drifted away from his rather serious conversation and brought up Kohistani's weight. "Tell Khialdas to lose some weight," PM Nawaz said as he addressed the attendees.



"I'm saying it in his interest. I have a lot of love and sympathy for him and I want him to be healthy," he added.

The premier added, "Kohistani during his address, was experiencing shortness of breath, and that's when I decided I will tell him to lose weight. You may be called Kohistani, but don't look it."

Kohistani, who took PM Nawaz's remarks in his stride, responded saying, "People tell me PM Nawaz won't notice me if I lose weight. They say you notice me because I'm fat."

However, it didn't end there. Later in his address, the premier joked, "I'll visit Kohistan. You go mountain climbing a little, and I'll go mountain climbing a little. When you become less breathless, I'll [start development] in Kohistan."

The exchange left the audience in fits. Watch the video here: