Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks to The Associated Press, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, March 16, 2020. Khan said Monday he fears the new coronavirus will devastate developing nations’ economies, and warned richer economies to prepare to write off the debts of the world’s poorer countries. In the interview he also called for an end to sanctions on Iran saying they were crippling the poor nation’s ability to even contain the spread of the coronavirus. For most people, the new coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms. For some it can cause more severe illness. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

 

Provincial police chiefs have notified Prime Minister Imran Khan that “shamefully,” sex crimes are on the upswing across the country.

He was speaking at the Academy of Letters in Islamabad during a ceremony.

“Three years ago, the entire nation rose in an uproar, demanding justice in the Zainab case,” he said. “But now, if you go through newspapers, you see a multitude of such news, but there is no public outcry.”

The prime minister emphasised the importance of scholars, saying that they are vital for leading the country to success.

 

 

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