ISLAMABAD: Outraged by his remark linking sexual violence to increasing obscenity in society, Pakistanis have flooded social media with memes of PM Imran Khan, many of them showing him in Western attire in the company of foreigners, and accompanied by comments like he is trying to convert half-clad British beauties to the benefits of purdah .
In response to a question in his latest telethon, Khan had said, History tells us that when ‘fahashi’ (obscenity) increases in society, sex crimes go up and the family system breaks down .
Pakistani journalist Reema Omer tore into him on Twitter. PM’s comments linking rape with obscenity are ignorant, dangerous and condemnable, she wrote. His propagation of this rape myth shows he has no understanding of the issue, and amounts to providing excuses for criminal acts of perpetrators while blaming the victims.
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There has been an 18% reduction in the number of women in Afghan media over the last six months due to security threats, the Journalists’ Safety Committee says, adding that the figures are
Yama Siawash’s Family Seeks Intl Impartial Probe into Killing
Family and colleagues of Yama Siawash, the former TOLOnews presenter who was killed in an attack last November, called for a probe into the incident by an impartial international team and criticized the government for providing conflicting information on efforts to find the perpetrators.
Siawash’s father and others submitted petitions signed by activists, journalists and residents of 20 provinces to the United Nations office in Kabul.
But Siawash’s father, Daud Siawash, said the United Nations Security Council has not given sufficient attention to the matter.
Daud Siawash said the government does not have enough of a political incentive to make public the findings of the attack on the Central Bank vehicle in which Yama Siawash and two others were traveling when they were killed.
FARAKHABAR: 5th Anniversary of Fatal Attack on Moby Group
January 20th marks the 5th anniversary of the death of seven employees of MOBY Group, many of whom worked for Moby-owned TOLO TV, whose bus was targeted by a Taliban suicide bomber in Kabul. The attack left 18 employees wounded.
In this program, host Yaser Abrar discusses the topic with the following guests:
Abdul Manan Shewai Sharq, deputy minister of Information and Culture
Sediqullah Tawhidi, the head of the Journalists’ Safety Committee