Khusro Bakhtiar draws PM Imran's ire over 'irresponsible attitude'

Planning and development minister vents anger on his servant after forgetting important budget file at home

Atmosphere turned tense when Prime Minister Imran Khan reprimanded Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar during the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s parliamentary party meeting in Islamabad ahead of budget session in the National Assembly on Tuesday.

The minister was rebuked for forgetting an important file regarding the Federal Budget 2019-20 at home, Express News reported. On his turn to brief the meeting, the federal minister kept on looking for the missing file, drawing the premier’s ire.

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Bakhtiar later vent anger on his personal servant and ordered him to bring the documents at the earliest.

He can be seen pacing up and down in exasperation when the servant took a little longer in fulfilling his duty in a video that has gone viral on social media.

خسرو بختیار بجٹ سے متعلق اہم فائل اپنے دفتر بھول گئے ،وزیر اعظم عمران نے جھاڑ پلا دی. وزیر اعظم کا غصہ خسرو بختیار نے اپنے بزرگ اسٹاف پر اتار دیا pic.twitter.com/1mJgiiBrdK

— M Awais Kiyani (@awaiskiyani24) June 11, 2019

After the admonishment for the second time, the elderly servant was ordered to stand outside the meeting room and hold the minister’s mobile phone.