ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan says speaking English in front ofthose who don’t understand the language is an insult to them.
Speaking at a ceremony to introduce a new system to get inheritancecertificates, the Pakistani premier was about to say an English proverb,but stopped short and said since most people in the country did notunderstand the foreign language, he did not want to humiliate them byspeaking in foreign language.
His remark comes amid the social media backlash to the owners of a high-endcafé in Islamabad for posting a video in which they humiliated theireatery’s manager over his poor English skills.
Khan, who gives great importance to social media, refrained from commentingon the viral issue, but his statement can be seen as being influenced bythe social media response the ‘elite aunties’ got for their demeaner.
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The prime minister said we should respect our people.
