Pakistan's political temperature has been rising amid the planned march by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) towards Islamabad, and one expects some political bickering in such situations, but some still manage to baffle the nation by stooping too low.
Such were the remarks by senior Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) leader Maulana Rashid Soomro, who seems to have gone a bit too far in targeting his party's arch-rival, former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan, with a verbal assault.
In a new low, JUI-F Chief Secretary Maulana Rashid Soomro made shocking remarks about the character of former prime minister Imran Khan's mother and questioned the circumstances of his birth.#etribune #news #imrankhan #rashidsoomro pic.twitter.com/eIQ9XFmgCU
— The Express Tribune (@etribune) May 23, 2022
"What is your moral standing," Soomro said without naming anyone. "Don't we know who your father was?"
The politician then asked the crowds if they didn't know how "his [Imran Khan’s] father was sacked after he was found to be involved in corruption."
The JUI-F leader went on to add, "Don't we know your mother and where she was found by your father."
Soomro then added, "We can prove that you were born out of illicit relations."
The statement drew stern reactions from social media users, who called out the leader of the religio-political party over his unfounded remarks.
مولانا راشد سومرو کا عمران خان کی مرحومہ والدہ کے بارے میں غلط بات قابل مذمت ہے۔ مجھے ان کے پیچھے نماز پڑھنے والوں پر ترس آتا ہے
— Mubashir Zaidi (@Xadeejournalist) May 23, 2022
There is no justification for JUI-F leader Rashid Soomro to talk trash against the mother of Imran Khan. Imran is evil, his dead mother isn’t. This should be condemned and political leaders must not follow what Imran and his party does. Period.
— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) May 23, 2022
And now comes Rashid Soomro. It doesn’t seem stopping. Frightening.
— Nusrat Javeed (@javeednusrat) May 23, 2022
"Molana" Rashid Soomro's remarks are disgusting. He n his party chief should extend unqualified apology to Imran Khan.
— Dr. Kaiser Bengali (@kaiserbengali) May 23, 2022
The only thing people like Rashid Soomro have going for them are our eyeballs & attention. Careful w RTs etc!
— Mosharraf Zaidi (@mosharrafzaidi) May 23, 2022
This is an assault not on IK alone but on also our culture.
Anything less than an expulsion from JUI-F will indicate approval from @MoulanaOfficial directly.
Rashid Soomro should be kicked out of politics for his abusive language towards Imran Khan's mother. The so-called upholders of religion continue to expose their caliber. Without any serious ideological debate in politics, all we are left with are lies & abuses against opponents.
— Ammar Ali Jan (@ammaralijan) May 23, 2022
Have you condemned in categorical terms the terrible , shameless words of Fazl ur Rehman, and the filthy unmentionable words of his minion Rashid Mahmood Soomro for Imran Khan, and his deceased mother and father? https://t.co/WesiL4lEFS
— Mehr Tarar (@MehrTarar) May 23, 2022
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