Imran Khan wanted a Naya Pakistan. He would have had it but the turn of events in the general elections of 2013 left him with just one province to remodel and package as new.
He then settled for a Naya Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). A KP which would be the epitome of good governance, an eutopia nestled in the mountains, away from the evil and corrupt clutches of Sharifs and their kin.
A KP that would serve as the birthing place of a tsunami that empowers the entire nation and leaves the downtrodden emancipated from the vicious circle of social subjugation.
The tsunami came and went and in its wake lies a girl who was paraded naked in the streets of Dera Ismail Khan. A girl whose plight could not even solicit a tweet from the mighty Kaptaan.
Some silences are deafening. Some are taken as support. The silence of Imran Khan is tragic.
The young girl was punished and paraded naked in the streets because her brother had an alleged relationship some three years ago. That in itself should have been a cause of uproar but the involvement of Ali Amin Gandapur, as alleged by a fellow Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Dawar Khan Kundi, should have from the moment the accusation was levelled, garnered some response from Imran Khan but the truth is far from it.
Despite being called on all fronts there has been no statement made by Imran Khan either condemning the incident or hinting at an investigation that would independently be carried out within the party to ascertain the facts and punish all those responsible.
It is truly a bizarre sight that the Kaptaan, who is loved by the masses for his outspoken nature and is known for his criticism of the high and mighty, did not have two words in support of the victim and her family.
The silence of Imran Khan has not gone unnoticed, where some people have demanded the arrest of Gandapur:
PTI Minister Ali Amin Gandapur provided “logistic and physical support to the criminals” involved in parading an orphan girl naked in Dera Ismail Khan these are shameless creatures of PTI #ArrestAminGandapur pic.twitter.com/Q8jWmlGRN3
— Emran Brohi (@ibrohi31) November 11, 2017
There are others who wish to see the Kaptaan act on the high moral values he preaches and suspend the accused from the party until the allegations are cleared.
#AliAminGandapur should be suspended from #PTI until he clears himself of these serious charges against him.
— Opinion Maker (@arahmanbutt) November 11, 2017
Even supporters of PTI are terming the silence shameful and look forward to any response or statement from their beloved leader condemning the incident.
We, being supporter of PTI, demands the removal of #AliAminGandapur for not protecting the girl.He did nothing to stand with them too. A shameful region. @ImranKhanPTI @PTIofficial
— Muhammad Mubashir Hussain 🇵🇰 (@MubashirSAHI) November 10, 2017
But this is not the entire story. The case gets even more horrendous. The harassment even more appalling. The silence of Kaptaan ever more deafening.
According to the latest developments, the victim while recording her statement in front of the judicial magistrate revealed that not only was she paraded in the streets naked, but the perpetrators of this act also shot a video footage. The video that will be kept as an evidence of the incident and then is used as blackmailing tactic.
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