Tensions reportedly flared between former caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif Abbasi during a heated exchange over the recent wheat crisis.

The confrontation, which took place at a local hotel in Islamabad, saw both figures trading accusations and threats.

Sources report that the argument stemmed from Abbasi’s public criticism of the interim government’s handling of the wheat shortage. Kakar reportedly confronted Abbasi, questioning his authority to raise allegations in a recent TV show and asked, “Did you come to arrest me?”

Abbasi stood by his statements, asserting their accuracy and accusing Kakar of involvement in the wheat scandal.

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Kakar responded with a veiled threat, invoking “Form 47,” a reference to alleged rigging in the elections. He warned Abbasi and the PML-N that they would be “hiding their faces” if he pursued this course of action.

In response, Abbasi reportedly swore that he stood by his allegations.

However, Kakar later said that the reporting of the event was being ‘twisted’.

He added that he and Abbasi were fellow parliamentarians and had even spoken on the phone today.