Imran Khan’s Remarks Linking Vulgarity and Rape Draw Global Ire Imran Khan’s Remarks Linking Vulgarity and Rape Draw Global Ire File photo. Aamir Qureshi—AFP Nearly a week after he claimed ‘vulgarity’ led to an increase in rape cases, the prime minister’s statement continues to provoke outrage What started as an uproar on Pakistani social media has now made headlines globally, with critics urging Prime Minister Imran Khan to stop suggesting women are to blame for sexual assaults and educate himself on the inequalities that need to be tackled to curb the heinous crimes. On Sunday, during a live question-and-answer session with Pakistani citizens, Khan responded to a caller who questioned his government’s plans to tackle sexual crimes by saying the root cause was “fahashi” (vulgarity). Claiming that a rise in vulgarity in any society resulted in “consequences,” he said that the concept of “purdah” (modesty) in Islam was meant to tackle this. “This [purdah] is to remove temptations. Not everyone has the willpower to restrain themselves,” he said, claiming that he had witnessed the results of this first-hand while he lived in the U.K. He also claimed that “imported” entertainment from Bollywood and Hollywood was against Pakistani culture and was aiding in the spread of vulgarity and sexual crimes.