[NATION.PK] In an interview with Axion, HBO on Sunday, the Prime Minister (PM) of Pakistain: Imran Khan
...aka The Great Khan , who ain't the sharpest bulb on the national tree...
, while referring to the rising rape cases in the country, said that if a woman wears fewer clothes, it will have an impact on men. During the interview, which was released on Monday, the premier spoke over multitudes of issues ranging from military bases; the Afghan grinding of the peace processor, and Pakistain's counteractive strategy towards the coronavirus (aka COVID19 or Chinese Plague)
 ...the twenty first century equivalent of bubonic plague, only instead of killing off a third of the population of Europe it kills 3.4 percent of those who notice they have it. It seems to be fond of the elderly, especially Iranian politicians and holy men...
pandemic.
However,
Switzerland makes more than cheese...
his statements over women's dressing and temptation received overwhelming attention and criticism on social media.
Referring to the prime minister's earlier remarks on rising vulgarity in the country that had triggered a backlash on social media, Swan asked:
"On increasing vulgarity, you said it will have consequences, and you were accused of rape victim-blaming. How do you respond to that?"
Defending the criticism against himself, the prime minister responded, "it is such nonsense".
He said, "I never said veils: this was never said. I said the concept of pardah is [to] avoid temptation in society. We don't have discos here, we don't have nightclubs."
"So this is a completely different society, a way of life here. So, if you raise temptation in the society to the point, and all these young guys have nowhere to go, it has consequences on the society," he added.
Swan asked, "Do you think what women wear--that, that's part of any temptation?"
"If a woman is wearing very few clothes, it will have an impact on men," said the PM. "Unless they're robots. I mean, it's common sense."
"Yes, but will it really provoke acts of sexual violence?" asked Swan.
"It depends which society you live in," said the premier. "If in a society, people haven't seen that sort of a thing, it will have an impact on them," he added.
Various leaders of Pak political forefront and professionals belonging from various walks of life have given their perspectives over the prime minister’s statements.
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