Famous writer and director Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar, who is known for his anti-feminist statement, has revealed how he has barred his wife to befriend women who are divorcees.
In a recent interview, Khalil ur Rehman Qamar shared that he asked his wife not to befriend a woman who has been divorced or has been through a breakup.
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He said that it was not because those women are wrong. He just did not want them to become bitter and it was the reason behind his advice to his wife.
Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar is a writer, director, Urdu poet, lyricist and occasional actor known for writing such dramas as Pyarey Afzal (2013), Sadqay Tumhare (2014) and most recently the top-rated Meray Paas Tum Ho (2019-2020), as well as the 2019 ISPR-produced film Kaaf Kangana.
Controversies
On March 3, 2020, Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar appeared on a Pakistani talk show to discuss the Aurat March. When Qamar was speaking, Marvi Sirmed interrupted Qamar by shouting ‘Mera Jism Meri Marzi’ (meaning ‘My Body My Choice’).
Qamar getting frustrated by the interruption, began calling her shameful. He said to Sirmed that ‘no one would even spit on your body’ and that she was a ‘cheap woman’ who should ‘shut up’.
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Qamar was heavily criticized by politicians and prominent figures, while Geo TV suspended his contract. Qamar said he was not stating anything, at the time of her speech, but she interrupted him.
