In a recent interview with an American journalist, Prime Minister Imran Khan made highly controversial remarks about the causes of rape, that provoked severe criticism from civil society groups. To analyse whether the reaction was justified, let’s look closely at what he said. The PM first said that by ‘purdah’ he did not mean the […]
Lahore police have claimed that a woman who was allegedly raped by a family friend has now agreed to marry him. A man accused of raping his ‘family friend’ who had recently returned from the UK was arrested by the police on Thursday. As per the woman, she had returned home to attend her father’s […]
Another day another disappointment by PM Imran Khan. In a society in which rape culture is deeply entrenched, the Premier of the country needs to make his statements with utmost responsibility keeping in mind the far-reaching implications such victim-blaming and rape apology will have on people who are more than happy to hold victims accountable. […]
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