Now, the Mehndi singer has taken to Twitter to divulge on what he thinks is going wrong with the way Coronvirus outbreak is being handled in Pakistan.
"Imran Khan is shrewd and shallow. Even now, he is playing politics on Sindh Govt. Corona Tigers is more important to him than people’s lives," Ahmad shared on Twitter. "To protect his politics, he is taking no hard decisions including convincing and stopping clergy. He’d be responsible for Pakistan’s devastation."
Imran Khan is shrewd & shallow.Even now,he is playing politics on Sindh Govt. Corona Tigers is more important to him than people’s lives. To protect his politics,he is taking no hard decisions including convincing & stopping clergy. He’d be responsible for Pakistan’s devastation.
— Jawad Ahmad (@jawadahmadone) April 15, 2020
The statement didn't sit well with famous actor Shaan Shahid, who is an avid supporter of Khan.
He retaliated to Ahmad's stance rather aggressively and sternly, "Shukar hai corrupt nahee hain ... or jab corrupt log power mai thay to aap kahaan thay? (Thank God, he isn't corrupt. But, where were you when corrupt politicians were in power?)"
Shukar hai corrupt nahee hain ... or jab corrupt log power mai thay to aap kahaan thay?
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 16, 2020
The Zarrar actor went on to add, "It's ok to do politics but not by putting down others ..our PM is fighting, struggling from internal threats, support him or tell us what you can do for our nation. How can you help Pakistan rise ..Politics is not about who is better but who can make the country better."
Its ok to do politics but not by putting down others ..our PM is fighting struggling from inner threats support him or tell us what you can do for our nation . How can you help Pakistan rise ..Politics is not about who is better but who can make the country better .
— Shaan Shahid (@mshaanshahid) April 16, 2020
Ahmad later posted a video in response to the Waar actor's comments.
"Usually, I don't respond to such comments and I really respect everyone from the showbiz industry, but the questions he raised require me to answer him," he said in the video. "When he asked me where I was when there was corruption, so I was exactly where you were. I was singing, I was in the industry."
My response to renowned Actor Shaan’s questions to me. pic.twitter.com/PmivXy1vlc
— Jawad Ahmad (@jawadahmadone) April 17, 2020
Ahmad went on to add that in 2013, he was offered a position in PTI which he refused. "In 2018, I contested in elections. I'm a part of the said politics, therefore I can critique. Imran Khan is the Prime Minister, I have a right to criticise him."
Talking about Shaan's second inquiry, Ahmad clapped back, saying that his party only talks about the middle class.
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