Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan courted controversy after he blamed how girls costume for an increase in rape instances. In an interview this weekend, Khan alleged that the rise in rapes and sexual violence was the results of an increase in “vulgarity”, which he described as a Western import.
“The incidents of rape of women… (have) actually very rapidly increased in society,” he mentioned. To stop temptation, he suggested girls to cowl up. His feedback sparked a storm on social media, with a whole bunch signing a web-based petition calling his statements, “factually incorrect, insensitive and dangerous”, AFP reported.
Khan additionally mentioned that comparable issues are taking place in India after the movie trade began taking inspiration from Hollywood. “Delhi has now become a rape capital,” he added.
His feedback drew a pointy response from activists and human rights teams in Pakistan. Filmmaker and Khan’s former spouse, Jemima Goldsmith tweeted: “I’m hoping this is a misquote/mistranslation. The Imran I knew used to say, ‘Put a veil on the man’s eyes not on the woman’.”
“Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts.” Quran 24:31
The onus is on males. https://t.co/StkKE3HIPM
— Jemima Goldsmith (@Jemima_Khan) April 7, 2021
This is just not the primary time Khan has come underneath hearth for his controversial feedback.
Here is a glance again at a few of his statements which have sparked a backlash over time:
Imran Khan criticised after calling Osama Bin Laden a ‘martyr’
Last 12 months, the Pakistani Prime Minister confronted backlash from opposition MPs after he mentioned that the US had “martyred” Osama Bin Laden, the terrorist behind the 9/11 assaults, who was killed by US particular forces in Abbottabad in 2011.
“I will never forget how we Pakistanis were embarrassed when the Americans came into Abbottabad and killed Osama Bin Laden, martyred him,” Khan mentioned in parliament. He was instantly slammed by Opposition chief and former Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif, who referred to as Bin Laden an “ultimate terrorist”.
To defend his insurance policies, Khan compares himself to Hitler and Napoleon
Criticised for taking fixed U-turns on quite a few points, Prime Minister Khan as soon as in contrast himself with Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler and French chief Napolean Bonaparte, claiming that he was a lot smarter than the 2 leaders.
“Adolf Hitler and Napoleon Bonaparte would not have suffered losses in wars in Russia if they had taken U-turns. Leaders should always be ready to take U-turns according to the requirement of their duties and best interests of the nation. One who doesn’t take decisions according to the demand of the situation is not a true leader,” he mentioned in 2018. Critics in Pakistan attacked Khan for the remark.
“Hitler was a dictator. By giving his example, Khan has proved that he is inspired by Hitler and wants to be a dictator like him,” senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chief Syed Khurshed Shah mentioned.
Cleric blames girls for Covid-19 outbreak, Imran refuses to step in
At a dwell telethon to boost funds for Pakistan’s battle in opposition to Covid final 12 months, influential cleric Maulana Tariq Jameel blamed the shamelessness of ladies for the debilitating affect of the coronavirus pandemic. PM Khan, who was internet hosting the telethon, confronted criticism when he refused to refute the cleric’s claims.
‘No mention of Jesus in history,’ says Khan
Prime Minister Khan stirred up a storm on social media when a video of him surfaced during which he said that there was no point out of Jesus Christ in recorded historical past. “There is no mention of Jesus Christ (Hazrat Eesa) in any books of history,” he mentioned at an occasion in Lahore.
“Moses got some mention, but Jesus Christ has no mention in history,” he added.
