Imaan began with a tweet asking "why was a huge amount of taxpayer money being wasted on the prime minister's oversized cabinet?" if the country was being run on “magic”.

She was making a reference to rumors that the Prime Minister is influenced by his wife, claims which have never been substantiated by circulate regardless.

Minister Mazari was quick to respond and tweeted, ” I am ashamed you would resort to such low, personalised, unsubstantiated attacks.”

The spat between mother and the daughter divided Twitter userwith some saying the matter was personal and others believing the mother had to defend the government.

One user said that had Imaan been "slapped" in her childhood, this would not have occurred.

Imaan's tweet is not the only one to have attracted PTI suporter.

Journalist and AajNews show host Asma Shirazi had also been targeted for writing an opinion peace for BBC Urdu with similar insinuations.