Also, the activists have not taken lightly the statement made by Federal Minister Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry where he questioned the credentials of Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid for endorsing medical reports of ex-prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
As controversy on the government's approval to send Nawaz abroad for medical treatment revived, the federal minister demanded that Yasmin Rashid should also be investigated as she may have wrongly proposed sending the former PM abroad.
“Dr Yasmin Rashid is a gynecologist, I do not think Nawaz Sharif had any problem that the gynecologist has a solution. Therefore, Yasmeen Rashid should also be investigated,” he said in a TV show Aj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath. He had said it seemed that the medical reports, on the basis of which Nawaz Sharif was allowed to go abroad, were not genuine.
However, activists called out Fawad for biased commentary, targetting his colleague unfairly.
Astonishing how Dr Yasmin Rashid - the health minister of Punjab - is being repeatedly mocked by federal ministers for being a gynaecologist who specialises only in “women’s issues” just to discredit medical reports based on which cabinet allowed Nawaz Sharif to leave the country
— Reema Omer (@reema_omer) August 26, 2020
Not a fan of any PTI Minister but at least Yasmin Rashid has a portfolio she’s been trained for. Fawad Chaudhry and Science & Technology kind of sound like an oxymoron.
— Ayesha Ijaz Khan (@ayeshaijazkhan) August 27, 2020
Fawad Chaudhry Sahib, a lawyer, feels that Dr.Yasmin Rashid, a gynecologist, is not qualified to have a view on MNS health or medical reports, in a government in which a cricketer is PM, a dentist is President, and a Textile Design graduate is managing Climate Change... ?♂️ pic.twitter.com/eBlmEcm4vp
— Khurram Qureshi (@qureshik74) August 25, 2020
Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry has a knack for commenting on every issue under the sky. Even though Fawad was removed as the information minister over a year ago, he still acts as if he is the official spokesperson of the government.
Furthermore, in Pakistan, women politicians are often undermined by their opponents and colleagues due to rampant sexism. For instance, in the case of Nawaz Sharif, Yasmin Rashid is being singled out even though she's a doctor and is perfectly capable of giving an informed opinion on the issue.