Pakistani music producer Rohail Hyatt has landed himself into hot waters on social media after defending Prime Minister Imran Khan’s controversial remarks on rape.
The premiere had came under fire for his comments on linking ‘fahashi’ or vulgarity with the concerning rise in rape cases in the country on Sunday.
Responding to the outrage on PM’s statement, the Coke Studio producer shared a detailed Twitter thread to express his side and said that PM Khan’s words were taken out of context and that he never said that rape is justified.
“I believe Imran Khan’s words have been taken out of context and a big ruckus being created by the so-called champions of freedom and liberty,” he said.
“There’s a sad trend by a certain group to attack Imran Khan on all such matters, labelling him as a right-minded individual,” he added.
However, Hyatt’s support for premier’s remarks did not set well with the netizens as they criticized him for taking sides for the PM.
Many internet users turned to microblogging site and condemned Hyatt’s support for such controversial remarks. One Twitter user wrote, "After cricketers, these comments show how even Pakistani musicians should not be given authority to elaborate what our social issues are and how we should live our lives."
Responding to the backlash, the Vital Signs member shared another detailed thread and wrote, “In the influx of responses to my recent tweets, some were keen to know what this ‘middle ground’ is that I was referring to. I believe it's a place where judgements are replaced with reasoning. As long as you hold judgements over reasoning, you have an inner bias/tilt you need to address," he shared.
"There's no set middle ground - because it’s circumstantial but to get to it, one has to self-correct their actions," he added.
He concluded by citing a Quranic verse, "As for Judgements, the Holy Quran says “O you who have believed, let not a people ridicule [another] people; perhaps they may be better than them, nor let women ridicule [other] women; perhaps they may be better than them.” (Qur’an 49:11). Key = 'Believed'!"
PM Khan’s controversial comments sparked a wave of outrage on the internet and many celebrities including, PM Khan’s former wife Jemima Goldsmith, actor Adnan Siddiqui, Ayesha Omar, Nadia Jamil and Osman Khalid Butt expressed their views on how rape has nothing do to with the rise in vulgarity.
