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Populist interviews
July 3, 2021
Pakistan’s officials recently gave a few interviews to the foreign media which have led to questions in the international arena.
Some of the stances taken have been bold, like denying any prospects of giving military bases to the United States again. But some of the interviews have sparked debates. Sometimes, officials look like they are speaking in their personal capacity and not representing the state itself.
Such interviews are a part of public diplomacy that can be used as a tool of soft power to present a soft image of the country to other nations. On the contrary, it seems our officials are using those platforms to address the domestic audience and use populist rhetoric that can help them appease a larger population at home. Populism serves the purpose for a while but decays the political system in the long run.
Madarsa child sex abuse rocks Pakistan
Sat, Jul 3 2021 8:48 IST |
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Madarsa Board.. Image Source: IANS News
Islamabad, July 3 : Religious leaders who hold a major sway in Pakistan society and have often been found to paralyse the country demanding public hanging or punishment for culprits who insult Islam, have this time around found themselves in a sticky situation as a child sex abuse incident inside a madarsa rocks the nation.
Sabir Shah, a student at a Lahore religious school stated that he was sexually abused by Mufti Aziz ur Rehman for over an year. Shortly after that, a video surfaced and went viral on the Internet, in which another child complained of sexual abuse involving a Shiite cleric.
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Supporters of a religious party (TLP) protest in Karachi, Pakistan. SOURCE: REUTERS
Malala, Mufti and Imran: A tale of three reactions
Some are angry but not about the horrifying act but about the few condemnations that were voiced
Trigger warning: Sexual assualt. Reader discretion advised
Reaction 1
Malala said something which everywhere else in the world would be considered trivial, but this is Pakistan and Pakistanis were furious. Somehow the young woman, with a face that bears a horrifying reminder of the ordeal she went through almost a decade ago, set social media ablaze and hatred poured in from all directions.