"Sometimes it happens as majority of these people has not been in power...the [alleged] interference by Naeemul Haq in matters of PTV might have upset Fawad Chaudhry," said the sources. Fawad Chaudhry and Naeemul Haq have exchanged barbs on Twitter over the appointment of top official at the state-run PTV. Chaudhry made a sarcastic remark over a tweet of Naeemul Haq using a couplet by Mirza Ghalib, "Bana Hay Shah Ka Masahib Phiray Hay Itrata ... Warna Shehr Main Ghalib Ki Aabroo Kya Hay".
Perhaps, the information minister had taken offence of Haq's tweet, who had commented over an affair of PTV board decision. "The Prime Minister has full confidence in the Board of PTV and its management and believes PTV should be an independent organisation like BBC and the government will take all steps necessary towards that end," the tweet said.
Chaudhry also spoke to media outside National Assembly (NA) and dropped a hint on his differences with the PTV chairman. When the minister was asked to comment over his differences with Arshad Khan and PTV Board, he said that he was being disliked by the PTV management as he was asking to protect the workers' rights and so the PTV board is unhappy over it.
It is pertinent to mention that differences between Chaudhry and Haq are not new as it was Chaudhry who had replaced Haq when the latter had been removed as Imran Khan's spokesman on February 11, 2017.
The tiff emerged again on May 11, 2018 when Chaudhry, as information minister, had rubbished a claim by Haq about money laundering committed by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, terming the figure as 'unrealistic.'