Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Absar Alam Clash Over Gen. Faiz Complaint; Agree to Settle with Meeting Minutes

LAHORE: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and former PEMRA Chairman Absar Alam came face-to-face over a dispute regarding a complaint against ex-General Faiz Hameed. The two, however, agreed to resolve the matter by reviewing the official meeting minutes and to apologize if proven wrong. A video of their exchange, reportedly a few weeks old, is circulating online.

During a televised discussion, Absar Alam claimed: *“When you were Prime Minister, I briefed you as PEMRA Chairman that Gen. Faiz was creating hurdles for us, and courts were granting immediate stays. I asked you to intervene, but you told me to stop working altogether.”*

Abbasi strongly denied this, saying Alam’s recollection was incomplete. *“I never met Gen. Faiz, nor did you mention him. What you said was that there were 500 pending cases with stay orders. I advised you to withdraw them since they had lost their purpose,”* Abbasi asserted.

Alam insisted he had specifically named Gen. Faiz at the time, adding: *“It’s written in the meeting minutes. Let’s retrieve the record.”* Abbasi responded: *“Bring it out. If I am wrong, I will apologize to you. If you are wrong, you will apologize to me. And if necessary, we both will apologize to Pakistan together.”*

آپ وزیراعظم تھے، بطور چیئرمین پیمرا آپ کو بتایا فیض صاحب کام نہیں کرنے دے رہے۔ ابصار عالم

آپ نے جنرل فیض کا نہیں کیسز کا ذکر کیا تھا۔ شاہد خاقان عباسی

میٹنگ کا ریکارڈ نکلوا لیں۔ ابصار عالم

نکلوا لیں، جو غلط ہو معافی مانگے۔ شاہد خاقان pic.twitter.com/qHGG4tuHUY

— Wajahat Sami (@Wajahat_PTI_) September 14, 2025