‘Ashamed and pained’ at Minar-iPakistan assault incident: PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said he was “ashamed and pained” by the assault of a female TikToker by hundreds of men near Minar-i-Pakistan earlier this month, citing the lack of proper upbringing as a “very big reason for the destruction we are seeing in society”. In his first public remarks since the August 14 incident that sparked outrage across the country, the premier said the incidents of harassment and the sex crimes that were taking place now were “not a part of our culture or religion”. He made the comments while addressing the Punjab Education Convention 2021 in Lahore.

“When I was growing up, nobody could have thought that acts like this would happen [in Pakistan]. I have been to the entire world; the respect for women I saw while growing up existed in Muslim countries but not in the West. A big reason for the destruction we’re seeing is that our children are not being brought up properly,” he noted. The prime minister highlighted the need to train children properly and teach them Seerat-unNabi — biographies of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) — since he said children’s exposure to things was greater than ever before in human history because of mobile phones. “It is very necessary to train our children and there is only one way to do that — make them aware of the life of the Prophet [Muhammad],” he said, adding that children should be taught about the qualities that set the Prophet apart, including his honesty and righteousness. Source: dawn.com