Rape in Pakistan: Even PM Supporters Turned Their Backs on Him
PM said, “If a woman is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on the men unless they’re robots. I mean it's common sense”
Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan yet again lands in trouble and annoyed even his staunch supporters after he shed light on the reason for an increase in rape cases in Pakistan in his recent interview with Jonathan Swan for Axios on HBO.
It started when the host mentioned that Imran Khan emphasized upon the practice of women wearing veils “is to stop temptation, not every man has willpower”.
To which, the premier clarified that the concept of purdah (veil) is to avoid temptation in society.
Answering another question that woman-wear has any effect, PM Imran Khan said, “If a woman is wearing very few clothes it will have an impact, it will have an impact on the men unless they’re robots. I mean its common sense”.
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As these remarks were aired, many netizens, journalists, celebrities who were considered Khan’s die-hard supporters hit the roof over his statement regarding rape in Pakistan and #RapeApologistSelectedPM started trending on Twitter on Tuesday.
Taking to their Twitter handles, many of them stated facts to show the mirror to the premier, discouraging his logic.
Pakistani fashion designer Deepak Perwani stood against the prime minister.
Looking for robots too dress no women allowed strictly .
— Deepak perwani (@DPerwani) June 21, 2021
Moreover, journalist Mehr Tarar said that PM should avoid giving his personal explanations for the increase in sexual abuse and rape cases in Pakistan.
Prime Minister Khan must refrain from giving his personal explanations for increase in sexual abuse and rape cases in Pakistan. Not a shred of evidence to prove that clothing has anything to do with Pakistan’s rape cases. I thought he had learnt his lesson after the last debacle.
— Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) June 21, 2021
In addition to it, PR mogul and fashion designer Frieha Altaf stated a recent incident that happened 3 days ago.
Shame on You IK A child is raped by a cleric 3 days ago!
Over 47%of children raped are boys!
Zainab & 8 girls were not out tempting the serial rapist! Nor was a mother of 2 stuck on motorway! stop victim blaming!
Stop promoting false rape culture #AxiosOnHBO #ourpm @Sahil_NGO pic.twitter.com/OMYZRKjF2m— Frieha Altaf (@FriehaAltaf) June 21, 2021
Further, journalist Mahwash Ajaz made a Twitter thread to explain the bitter reality of Pakistani society and advised the premier to choose words wisely on such sensitive topics.
That is IN LINE with victim blaming. Children and men & little boys and little girls & young men & women & babies are assaulted (not just in Pak but around the globe) and it is NOT related to their clothes. The rapist is the problem.
Imran needs to choose his words better.
— Mahwash Ajaz 🇵🇰 (@mahwashajaz_) June 21, 2021
