The PM's statement generated nationwide outrage and international media also picked up the story.
The protestors in Islamabad held placards and banners inscribed with slogans against the PM's statement and demands for an apology. They were of the view that such remarks from the PM would encourage rapists.
Activist Tahira Abdullah said that people are angry because the PM was asked about rise in child abuse cases and in response, he blamed 'vulgarity' and women's lack of purdah for such incidents. She further said that by saying that men get 'tempted' every time they see a woman without a veil, Imran Khan implied that men cannot control their ‘rapist tendencies'. He owes an apology to both men and women, she said.