KASUR – Haroon Sultan, a Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz candidate from Muzaffargarh has struck a misogynistic note by claiming that it was ‘haram’ to cast votes for women.
The claims were publicized by the candidate while he addressed a corner meeting in his constituency in Muzaffargarh – a far-flung city in South Punjab.
Sultan asserted that he will follow the directions of religion and will abstain from casting a vote to any female candidates, terming it religiously forbidden.
“I will work under the commands of Allah and His messenger, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and will desist from doing the contrary.” he asserted, apparently in a bid to use religion card to woo the voters.
The PML-N candidate is in the race for the upcoming general elections from Muzaffargarh’s constituency of NA-184 where he will be facing Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s female candidate Zehra Basit Sultan Bukhari, who is also reportedly his sister-in-law.
Moreover, Pakistan Peoples Party has fielded Nawaz Iftikhar Khan in this constituency.
According to journalist Majid Nizami, the sister of Haroon Sultan was elected as an office bearer at the local level in 2005.
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