LAHORE: After recent theories surfaced around the Minar-e-Pakistan incident being staged, Comedian Ali Gul Pir has stepped forward to express his stance on the situation.
Turning to his Instagram Stories, the Waderai Ka Beta singer believes there is no justification for the Minar-e-Pakistan incident.
“If we accept your theory that she went for a TikTok meeting, if we accept that the next day she posted a picture in which she looked happy, even if we accept all your theories, what those 400 men did was wrong, was a crime and was horrible,” he said.
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— Ali Gul Pir (@Aligulpir) August 20, 2021
He further said, “Whatever justifications you give, that she was dancing or whatever she was doing, what those people did was a crime, only a morally corrupt person could do this. Those people should be punished.”
The comedian also urged the people to stop justifying assault on women around them. “Why did she go Minar-e-Pakistan? It’s a public place for citizens. It’s not just for criminals and boys. Minar-e-Pakistan isn’t a den of prostitution right?” he added.
Narrating his experiences of attending concerts in the 90s, he said men have always been ready to ‘molest and harass’ women. “I had witnessed this myself. Fifty to 200 men used to attack couples. They would beat up the guy, tear off the girl’s clothes, molest her and harass her,” he said, adding that he had seen this four to five times at concerts.
“It was happening then. It’s part of our society. Let’s correct it, no more justifications. If someone justifies this in front me, I don’t want to talk to that guy. Ignorant people,” Ali Gul Pir added.
Speaking on how men are trying to justify the actions of the mob of 400, the comedian urged people to stop taking a hit on their egos and collectively work towards the protection of women in the country.
“Condemn those people, isolate those people, educate those people! Let’s make it into a solution rather than an ego thing. Let’s just fix it, let’s make this society better,” he concluded.
Thousands of people have taken to social media to condemn the assault and several celebrities have also condemned it, calling it sexual terrorism.
