Mahira Khan and Mehwish Hayat, among other celebrities have condemned the brutal gang-rape of a mother of two and have demanded for the mindset to be changed.
Mehwish Hayat, in a tweet said: “Scream all you want about ‘Public Hanging of Rapists’ – nothing will happen till the mindset changes.”
How come in Singapore women are safe to walk home alone even at 4am?Why can’t we have the same sense of security here?! Are we living in a civilised society or a jungle?Scream all you want abt #PublicHangingOfRapists -nothing will happen till the mindset changes!#motorwayincident https://t.co/Mfl4h8bfcN
— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) September 10, 2020
Similarly, sharing a quote by Manto, Mahira said: “Hang them! Kill them! Publicly shame them! – It won’t change a thing. The problem is so deeply ingrained within our society, so deep-rooted, that even the officer said: ‘She shouldn’t have left at that time. This is the way our society is’.”
“Why should we accept this mindset? Why should we question the victim yet again and not the those who commit the crime?” she questioned.
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On Tuesday night, two robbers reportedly gang-raped a mother of two on the Motorway within Gujjarpura police’s jurisdiction. The woman, along with her two children, was driving to Gujranwala in her car when she was forced to stop at the Gujjarpura section of the Motorway after running out of fuel at around 1:30 am. She immediately called a relative and sent him her location. He asked her to also dial the Motorway Police helpline 130 but she was reportedly refused help.
In the meantime, two robbers approached the car, broke the window and took the woman and her children to nearby bushes where they raped her repeatedly in front of the children. They also snatched her purse that had cash around Rs100,000, one bracelet, car registration and three ATM cards.
The Gujjarpura police have registered a case, while the motorway police spokesperson said they had not been able to take action as the incident did not occur in the limits of Motorway Police.
The incident, followed by Lahore’s new Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umar Sheikh’s comments have sparked outrage nationwide. According to details, the CCPO said: “I am shocked… you are a mother of three and the only driver late at night… [she] should have taken the GT [Grand Trunk] Road instead, which is densely populated.”
Sheikh went on to say that the woman should “at least have checked her fuel before taking the motorway”.
Humayun Saeed said that he was “shocked beyond belief and extremely distressed to learn about this incident.”
Shocked beyond belief and extremely distressed to learn about this incident https://t.co/R2kj6L3N9M
— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) September 10, 2020
Ayesha Omar talked about how she didn’t even feel safe in her own country.
Why are men so shocked about what happened yesterday? Is the first time someone was raped and then blamed for it? This is the reality of our country. Woman are on their own. We are not safe on the streets, in markets, in our cars, in our homes or in our graves. #motorwayincident
— Ayesha Omar (@ayesha_m_omar) September 11, 2020
Mansha Pasha and Hareem Farooq said that the victim is not to be blamed.
The first crime is committed by the rapist.
— Mansha Pasha (@manshapasha) September 10, 2020
The second by those who blame the woman.
The third by the officials who do nothing.
And the fourth by those who say nothing.
The only one blameless in entirety is the victim.
Adnan Siddiqui and Sarwat Gilani expressed their shock over the incident.
“My head hangs in shame. I am really sorry,” wrote Adnan.
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“It’s heartbreaking, blood boiling and extremely sad to see this news,” said Sarwat.
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Several celebrities including Feroze Khan, Mawra Hocane, Aijaz Aslam, Faysal Quraishi, Asim Azhar, Yumna Zaidi, Minal Khan, Sarah Khan and Ali Rehman Khan called for the public hanging of rapists.
Feroze urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to take swift action and not let down his voters.
– I have major hope in you … this is the time you can do it please I beg you it’s the little that needs attention the big will all fall in place it self. Please help the voiceless please help the weak please kill the monsters @ImranKhanPTI
— Feroze Khan (@ferozekhaan) September 10, 2020
– I will always count on your statement that Pakistan will be “Riasat e Madina” and if you don’t hang these monsters raping and killing children and women in the open nothing can ever be changed … just make one example. Public execution is what I demand @ImranKhanPTI
— Feroze Khan (@ferozekhaan) September 10, 2020
– a trial in such cases are useless.. it should only be execution every Friday after the Jummah prayer. That’s RIASTE E MADINA for me.
— Feroze Khan (@ferozekhaan) September 10, 2020
Cycling karti howi larki sey tharak ..aurat ka gang rape 5 saal ki bachi k sath ziyadti ..and the result is 0 …latkao ayese kutton ko chock pe had hogai hey
— Faysal Quraishi (@faysalquraishi) September 10, 2020
I demand public hanging of the culprits @ImranKhanPTI … you must set an example #motorwayincident #PublicHangingOfRapist
— aijaz aslam (@aijazz7) September 10, 2020
#PublicHangingOfRapists https://t.co/lLGOJ3KVhQ
— Ali Rehman Khan (@alirehmankhan) September 10, 2020
Until a strict action is taken May it be for corruption or rape this country ain’t going no where . #imrankhanPTI at least hang the rapists of little children for gods sake . What kind of riasat is this ?
— Deepak perwani (@DPerwani) September 10, 2020
HANG THEM ALL!!!!!! #motorwayincident
— MAWRA HOCANE (Hussain) (@MawraHocane) September 10, 2020
Rape incidents unfortunately poori dunya me hotey hain but insaaf milta h speed trials hotey hain punishments milti hain unfortunately our slow and outdated Justice system gives confidence to these sick criminals, change the law !#PublicHangingOfRapists #motorwayincident
— Muneeb Butt (@muneeb_butt9) September 10, 2020
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I remember while shooting 'Verna' I'd question Shoaib Saab, how is it possible that someone can walk into a park and pick up a girl and rape her in broad daylight. It sounds impossible. His response was "Hota Raha hai, ho sakta hai aur hota rahay ga" 🤷🏻♂️ #HangRapists
— Haroon Shahid (@HaroonsMusic) September 10, 2020
We are looking forward to PM Imran Khan to mend countless broken hearts of rape victims and their families by punishing death sentence to these vultures in public.
— Imran Abbas (@ImranAbbas) September 11, 2020
Meanwhile, Sanam Saeed, Shaniera Akram and Ushna Shah felt that hanging is ‘nothing’ and an easy way out for the criminals.
A 'public hanging' is nothing. It is still a quick death. Jo darinday pakrey jayein unko eisee khaufnaak aur aziatnaak mot doh, key unki misaal sey baaqi darindoN key khatarnak zehen mein aurat ki izzat aur bachoN ki masoomiyat cheennay ka khayal tak na aye. Urging our judiciary!
— Ushna Shah (@ushnashah) September 10, 2020
Why hang them when we can castrate them? Why let them go so easily when they can live with the pain, shame and guilt without their genitals? Why wait to make this the law till God forbid it happens too close to home? No counseling or rehabilitation needed here. #cuttheirweapon.
— Sanam Saeed (@sanammodysaeed) September 11, 2020
Because death is too good for them.They should live a long life feeling the same pain that they caused others. By public hanging we are only deterring the problem not fixing it.There needs to be better systems to protect our women & children & weed out the offenders from society https://t.co/bNOckeRvnI
— Shaniera Akram (@iamShaniera) September 10, 2020
Osman Khalid Butt had similar thoughts and called for the system to be fixed.
Clearly even capital punishment did 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 to deter future criminals.
— Osman Khalid Butt (@aClockworkObi) September 10, 2020
This country, its elected officials, our law enforcement agencies need to do their job in protecting women, minorities, even children from such crimes.
To everyone here claiming I'm sympathizing with rapists, calm the fuck down. All I'm asking is we need to push to fix the system.
— Osman Khalid Butt (@aClockworkObi) September 10, 2020
Punish all criminals (can't believe I have to say this), but
FIX the system.
Your bloodlust is not a long-term solution, it is no answer to crime.