Pak PM Imran Khan Stirs Controversy Again, Links Sexual Assault With 'Misuse' Of Mobile Phones

<p><strong>New Delhi: </strong>Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has yet again made a controversial statement as he linked sexual assault with the misuse of mobile phones.</p> <p>The Prime Minister while speaking about the &lsquo;correct usage&rsquo; of modern technology said that sexual crimes are on the rise in Pakistan due to the &ldquo;misuse&rdquo; of mobile phones.</p> <p><strong>READ</strong>: <strong><a href="https://ift.tt/2Wtr4ic Crisis: 2 Blasts Confirmed Outside Kabul Airport. At Least 15 Killed, 52 Injured</a></strong></p> <p>&ldquo;Sexual crimes are on the rise due to the misuse of mobile phones,&rdquo; he was quoted as saying by the Pakistani media.</p> <p>Stating that besides providing quality education to the youth with the help of modern technology, Khan highlighted the need to guide and educate them about the highest qualities of Seerat-e-Nabi (PBUH) for their &ldquo;character-building&rdquo;.</p> <p>Underlining the Minar-e-Pakistan incident, the Prime Minister said that such cases are on the rise because the children are not being guided in a proper way.</p> <p>&ldquo;We need to educate our children about the supreme qualities of the Seerat-e-Nabi,&rdquo; he said addressing the Punjab Education Convention in Lahore earlier on Wednesday.</p> <p>The statement came in the wake of a TikTok user from the country alleging that she was harassed and manhandled by a mob on Pakistan's Independence Day while shooting a clip for the video-sharing application near the Minar-e-Pakistan at Lahore's Greater Iqbal Park area.</p> <p>This is not the first time that the Prime Minister has stirred a row with his comments regarding sexual assault as he had earlier this year in a live television interview with Axios' on HBO stated that a rise in sexual assault cases in Pakistan was linked to how women dress in "skimpy clothes".</p> <p><strong>ALSO READ</strong>: <strong><a href="https://ift.tt/2UTI3K6 Is Forbidden': Taliban Leader Confirms There Will Be A Ban Again, Report Says</a></strong></p> <p>"If a woman is wearing skimpy clothes, it will have an impact on the men unless they are robots. It's common sense," he said.</p>