"If You Raise Temptation...": Imran Khan's Sexist Comment Draws Backlash

In April Imran Khan had said that the rise in sexual violence in Pakistan, particularly against children, was caused due to "fahashi" (vulgarity).

Barely two months after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's comments on sexual violence drew severe backlash, he again invited trouble by suggesting that avoiding "temptation in society" is the way to prevent sexual violence against women. In April, during a question and answer session with the public, Imran Khan had said that the rise in sexual violence in Pakistan, particularly against children, was caused due to "fahashi" (vulgarity). Defending his earlier remarks, Mr Khan in an interview with Axios' on HBO said, "...I said the concept of ''purdah''. Avoid temptation in society. We don't have discos here, we don't have nightclubs. It is a completely different society way of life here. So if you raise temptation in society to a point -- all these young guys have nowhere to go --- it has a consequence in the society." Answering a question if the woman's clothes can provoke sexual violence, Mr Khan said, "If a woman is wearing very few clothes it will have an impact on the men unless they are robots. It''s common sense."