Sherry Rehman criticizes PM Imran Khan

PPP MNA Sherry Rehman criticized Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday, saying that because of his recent remarks about women’s clothing, many women have been threatened.

Rahman made fun of the prime minister in several tweets, wondering if all men who treat women kindly are “robots.”

“I didn’t realize that we had such a large artificial intelligence community,” she wrote on Twitter.

Rahman then said that the problem with the Prime Minister’s statement was that many “non-robots” felt bold when attacking women.

“The problem is that many non-robots now feel the guts to take action against women. Many female spokespersons are now sanctioning them for cultural, social, and lack of exports. Many women are threatened. There is really nothing funny. The Prime Minister Will you apologize?” She wanted to know.

PM sparks social media outrage over women’s clothing comments

In a recent interview with Johnathan Swan of Axios, PM Khan commented on his previous statement regarding the rise in rape and sexual violence cases in Pakistan.

Referring to the Prime Minister’s earlier vulgar remarks about sparking backlash on social media, Swan asked him:

“Regarding getting vulgar, you say it will have consequences, you are accused of raping the victim. How do you respond?”

In response, the prime minister defended his earlier remarks, saying “this is nonsense.”

“I never talked about the veil—it never talked about it. I said the concept of pardah is [to] Avoid social temptations. We don’t have a disco, nor a nightclub,” he said.

“So this is a completely different society, the way of life here. So, if you raise the temptation of society to this level, all these young people have nowhere to go, which has an impact on society,” he emphasized.

“What do you think women wear—then, is that part of the temptation?” Swan asked.

“If a woman wears very little clothes, it will have an impact on men,” the prime minister responded. “Unless they are robots. I mean, it’s common sense.”

“Yes, but does it really trigger sexual violence?” Swan asked.

“It depends on which society you live in,” Khan replied. He added: “If people have not seen that kind of thing in a society, it will have an impact on them.”

His remarks caused an angry response on social media, with many accusing the prime minister of blaming the increase in sexual violence on women and the way they dress.