Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Special Representative on Religious Harmony Maulana Tahir Ashrafi on Sunday criticized the presence of women in advertisements, saying that “despite the country having so many good looking men, advertisers still allow women to represent their brands.” to hire”, Geo News reported.
Speaking to the media in Lahore, Ashrafi further said that women “should not be unnecessarily shown in advertisements”, adding that he is against such practices, the report said.
He also talked about the growing menace of sex crimes in the country and said that the perpetrators should be punished severely as these crimes cannot be ignored.
“The Ulema has a role to play in eliminating obscenity, terrorism and extremism from the country,” Ashrafi said.
Ashrafi also said that Pakistan is combating the rise of Islamophobia internationally on the instructions of Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“For this purpose, the government has started reaching out to various Islamic scholars around the world,” the report said. The report said that those who posted blasphemous content on the websites have been taken into custody.
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