Geo News' programme Report Card. Photo: Geo News

ISLAMABAD: Analysts slammed Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif?s round of applause and praises for concerned officials during Tuesday?s press conference confirming the arrest of seven-year-old Zainab?s murder.

The analysts were speaking on Geo News programme ?Report Card?, where they reacted to the way the press conference was conducted.

Out of six, four guests on the programme were against the way things turned out during the event, while two spoke in favour of applause.

Hasan Nisar said that the conference was in bad taste. He said that recently, there seems to be a new trend in the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders who use disturbing tactics to receive praise. Nisar called the act deprived of morals.

He said that the way the press conference was held seemed saddening and disappointing.

Meanwhile, Hafeezullah Niazi said that the clapping wasn?t over the death of Zainab, in fact, it was for the great achievement of catching the killer. ?All is well that ends well,? he said, adding that the government was under intense pressure due to the incident.

Babar Sattar said that the press conference should have been held by the officials investigating the case instead of CM Shehbaz, as is the norm around the world.

He said that it is unfortunate that there is a trend of jargon in the speeches of our leaders.

Sattar said that the issue was unnecessarily politicised, adding that due to 2018 being the election year such a scenario was created.

Arshad Bhatti was in favour of the applause during the press conference, saying that criticism should not be done for the sake of criticism. He said that the catching of the culprit was a huge step and the way the credit was given was not correct.

Bhatti although said that if the Kasur child abuse scandal was properly handled then there were chances of saving Zainab.

Analyst Imtiaz Alam said that it was a serious issue and every ?performer? surfaced through the incident, especially those who did politics. He lamented the lack of etiquettes during the press conference.

?If my body is lying in front of you, will you clap and smile that the killer has been caught?? he said.

Mazhar Abbas expressed deep indignation over the way the press conference was conducted, saying that there is no need of applause for something which falls under one?s core responsibility.

He reiterated that the press conference was in bad taste, adding that the CM should have been ashamed that such cases were taking place under his rule.