LAHORE-After Prime Minister Imran Khan appeared to ridicule PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto by addressing him as ‘sahiba’ (or madam) earlier this week, Bilawal Bhutto initially responded with a witty comeback.
The PM has drawn a lot of criticism for portraying women weak, with PPP’s Nafisa Shah slamming his statement as an insult to all women of Pakistan in the National Assembly today.
Didn’t expect Bilawal to be so petty, seems like his fancy education taught him nothing.
In a press interaction today, Bilawal responded to PM’s sniggering comment once again, saying: “Agar Khan sahab samajhti hai ke iss kisam ka comment deke wo kisi ko insult karaha hai tou sirf apne aap ka insult karaha hai”, using the feminine variation of ‘samajhta’ to throw a similar kind of shade at the PM.
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Was it really necessary for Bilawal to give a tit-for-tat response? In a statement that emphasises that IK’s use of words was indecorous of a prime minister, Bilawal appears to be dropping to the same low standards to get back at him.
Either way, the more pertinent thing for Bilawal to do was to bluntly call Khan out on his misogyny. Let’s hope that both leaders reconsider their selection of words while addressing each other the next time!
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