PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday termed Prime Minister Imran Khan's remarks on women’s dressing “unfortunate”, a couple of days after the premier in an interview spoke about the reasons for the rising cases of sexual violence.
Talking to reporters at the Parliament House, the scion of the Bhutto dynasty said PM Imran held the post of premier of the country and that was why he should weigh every word as he spoke.
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"Clothing has nothing to do with rape," he added.
“There should be a uniform law for the [sexual] abusers and the survivors.”
Bilawal further said the “trend of victim blaming” that had started in the country was a dangerous one.
“We should always support the survivor and not give any excuse to the perpetrator," he added.
“When a prime minister says such things, the message that goes across is that you are justifying the culprit for the crime they have committed and holding the survivor responsible for it.”
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The PPP chairman further said our culture and religion taught us how to dress.
“You should compare his [PM Imran] statements before he came to power with what he is been saying now.”