ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders Rana Sanaullah andAbid Sher Ali disgraceful remarks about the women in Pakistan representsthe class and families they belong to where there is no respect for themothers, sisters and daughters.
The disgraceful statements targeted women who participated in the PTI rallyand Member National Assembly (MNA) Shireen Mazari. Where Sanaullah raised‘concerns’ over the ‘character’ of PTI’s women supporters, Ali’s tiradeelaborated the scuffle between him and MNA Murad Saeed during theparliament’s budget session on April 27.
Unsurprisingly, the comments received severe backlash from all quarters.Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Imran Khan expressed his disgust andstrongly condemned the filthy language used by Sanaullah and Ali againstPTI women supporters.
“In the past 30 years, these people have always disrespected women which isagainst our religion & culture. I want to thank our women for coming out insuch huge numbers!”
MNA Mazari also condemned the language, adding that PTI could respond inkind about PML-N women supporter “but will not stoop” to their level.
Seasoned politician Shah Mehmood Qureshi also condemned the comments.
PPP leader and lawyer Aitzaz Ahsan pointed out that Benazir Bhutto had“kicked out” Sanaullah after he passed derogatory remarks against MaryamNawaz.
Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) leader Syed Ali Raza Abidi termedthe statements “unacceptable and disgusting”.