Pakistan

Atif Aslam stops performance to admonish eve-teasers

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Entertainment Desk January 16, 2017

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Violence against women, especially across public spaces, is rampant in this part of the world.

What befell many at a recent concert in Karachi presents a grim reminder of just how unsafe public spaces are for women.

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Singer Atif Aslam was compelled to stop a live performance midway late on Saturday when he spotted a girl being eve-teased. He then ensured that the girl was extricated from the spot and admonished those who indulge in the heinous practice.

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One of the attendees of the concert narrated the whole incident.

Mad respect for Atif Aslam last night, stopped in middle of a song & scolded guys who were harassing the girls in the front row.
— Osama. (@ashaqeens) January 15, 2017

Made sure all the girls were safe before resuming the concert.Also pointing to a harasser he said,"Insaan ka bacha banja ya mai bana dunga"
— Osama. (@ashaqeens) January 15, 2017

I admit i was wrong about Karachi eats only family policy,some men really are dogs & can't behave in public. Should be kept in cages.
— Osama. (@ashaqeens) January 15, 2017

People certainly lauded Pehli Dafa singer's courageous move.

@itsaadee dude u r Amazing! I mean the respect for u is up the sky for saving a girl from harassment! God bless
— Aniket worlikar (@aniz18) January 16, 2017

@itsaadee bravo for rescuing women & telling men off. They should never take women's presence 4 granted and treat them as objects. #Respect
— Shezreh Mirza (@ShezrehMirza) January 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/_RanaWaleed/status/820849726627008512

https://twitter.com/MoienMalik199/status/820847142348591105

https://twitter.com/MooodyMaryam/status/820847224443834368

I respect #AtifAslam for saving a girl from harassment.Thank You for letting world know,celebrities do possess social responsibility
Kudos
— AGNAATHAVAASI (@_ramyaa) January 16, 2017

https://twitter.com/suchetha113/status/820922944540921856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Im not the fan of atif aslam
But now i respect him <3
— fiffi.me (@Fatima02877172) January 16, 2017

Comedian Shehzad Ghais also shed light on the occurrence.

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COMMENTS (6)

Ali S | 7 years ago | Reply It's not going away until normal interaction between men and women in Pakistan (especially in schools) is considered culturally taboo.

Pakistani | 7 years ago | Reply This savage and barabaric treatment of women has to stop The culprits need to be arrested, jailed, and then put on a sex offenders register witha GPS tracking device of 3 years. When will our Governments, Police, Courts and community leaders take a firm stand against these assaults against women!!

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User | 7 years ago | Reply Nice

Jamal | 7 years ago | Reply Eve teasing is common in music concerts and clubs everywhere. If a girl is going to such a place, she should be ready for it and deal with it rather than whining on public forums.

DQ | 7 years ago | Reply Forced gender segregation, sexualizing and scandalizing perfectly normal, healthy interactions between girls and boys from a young age leads to serious mental health issues and inability in both sexes to interact with the other without being extremely awkward. You're taught to see women as fitna. You're taught to always be conscious and worry about it. Every interaction with a woman is viewed with a sexual lens. Put men like that in close proximity with women and some of them will try to get away with a quick grab. Compare that to those who live in societies where every single inter-gender interaction isn't seen as sinful, where people work and study and share public spaces with each other without forced segregation. Case in point being Dubai where Atif Aslam played to a packed crowd a day before the incident in Karachi, and where artists from around the world perform to packed arenas. Men who have learnt to see and interact with women as normal beings instead of as fitna or sexual objects, usually seem to treat them with far more respect than is afforded in some of our 'pure' societies.

FAZ | 7 years ago | Reply Atif Aslam would need that Shadion wala partion if he wants to stop harrassment in our society..

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