Jemima Goldsmith hits out at PM Imran over 'insensitive' views on rape


Former first lady says the Imran I knew used to say 'put the veil on man's eyes, not on the woman'

Jemima Goldsmith, former wife of Prime Minister Imran Khan, criticised him after he blamed women for their "inappropriate" dress for a rise in sexual harassment and rape cases during a question and answer session with the public on Sunday.

During the session, a caller asked the premier what his government is doing about rising sexual violence particularly against children.

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PM Imran, in his response, blamed fahashi (vulgarity) as the root cause of the surge in rape cases and sexual violence in Pakistan.

Soon after his comments, there was an uproar on social media. Many called out the prime minister for his 'insensitive' remarks.

Taking to Twitter, Jemima said that she was hoping that the remarks were "misquotation" or "mistranslation".

"The Imran I knew used to say, 'Put a veil on the man's eyes not on the woman.'," she added.

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." https://t.co/NekU0QklnL

In another tweet, the former first lady also quoted a verse from the Holy Quran,saying: "The onus is on men."

Here are some of the the public outrages:

Utterly disappointed but not the least bit surprised at the archaic stance IK took on rape. It’s hard enough being a woman in this country, we’ve seen how easily the victim is blamed and your PM just validated this backward thinking men have. We honestly deserve better than this.

Ok so apparently @ImranKhanPTI once again shared his problematic take on reasons behind sexual violence against women & children. This is why I don’t even try listening to him now. Hats off to you all who actually still think he will learn & change his stance

I haven't yet listen to Hon PM take on what cause rape but I do want to ask what kind of a fahashi minor girls and at times minor boys commit that attract rapists ? https://t.co/1EDBIQRN6L

Earlier, in an interview with a local channel, PM Imran had said that there was a rapid spread of ‘indecency’ in the world.

“We have an advantage over other developed countries in the world. We have a family system that has not been touched by indecent influences. Look at Bollywood, look at the difference in their films now and those 40 years back. The indecency has grown to such exponential levels that Delhi has become the rape capital of the world,” he had commented.

This is shocking. It is never the victims' fault. https://t.co/gRPA17r8uM

 

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