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Okay so Maryam Nawaz is being trolled for sitting while female

Okay so Maryam Nawaz is being trolled for sitting while female

Opposition leaders met at a landmark iftar but people are more interested in sexist shaadi jokes. Let the woman sit!
20 May, 2019

On Sunday night PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari hosted an iftar-dinner at Zardari House in Islamabad which was attended by all opposition parties. The aim of the meeting was to "discuss Pakistan's issues and find solutions to the people's problems," according to Bilawal Bhutto.

"Today we invited all the opposition leaders to this iftar-dinner and I am thankful that they came," Bilawal said at the press conference that took place afterwards.

The iftar brought together PML-N leaders Maryam Nawaz and Hamza Shahbaz, Jamaat-i-Islami's Liaqat Baloch, Qaumi Watan Party Chairman Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) MNAs Mohsin Dawar and Ali Wazir, among others.

However, following the conference, much of the commentary online revolved around... Maryam Nawaz's supposed proximity to Bilawal Bhutto.

Some people used images of Maryam Nawaz seated next to Bilawal Bhutto to make suggestive comments. Some even went so far as to liken their interaction to a newly wedded couple. Yep.

Maryam Nawaz is a prominent political personality in her own right, yet commentators seem intent to reduce her to Bilawal Bhutto's 'love interest.'

Women leaders deserve to be respected in their own right, not romantically linked to every male they happen to interact with in a public setting. Oh, and Maryam Nawaz is married, of course. But that didn't stop these folks...

While we're at it can we stop age-shaming and body-shaming women leaders?

Thankfully, some people called out this sexist 'humour'... but it's probably too little, too late.

Let the woman sit in peace!

Comments

Saqash May 20, 2019 03:33pm
Landmark!? By what standards? Oh yes hypocracy's!
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Newborn May 20, 2019 03:36pm
Well Maryam did get married and had kids very young. She was hardly 20.
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Muneeb May 20, 2019 03:47pm
What else we can expect from PTI, their leader looted the stable country now he sees his end so they start ill social media campaign.
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Secular Pathan May 20, 2019 04:10pm
This shows the mental caliber and degenerate state of minds, massive failure of education and upbringing, class A chichorapan, disgraceful to say the least
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Zeeshan Ahmed Khan May 20, 2019 04:19pm
This what PMLN said when she has been asked question in JIT when they were reminding people of women respect in man.
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Ahsan Gul May 20, 2019 04:19pm
Pakistan is surrounded by corrupt politicians and their children.
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Fiaz May 20, 2019 05:20pm
People making such remarks are sick - mentally.
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M.Mudassir Siddiqui May 20, 2019 05:51pm
trolled heavily
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Ehsan May 20, 2019 06:38pm
Very cheap mentality
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Concerned May 20, 2019 06:41pm
Typical mindset
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Jedi May 20, 2019 07:03pm
She is the most beautiful politician I ever known. But comparing with every male is disgusting. People should get matured.
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Ehsan May 20, 2019 07:22pm
I recall similar kind of people passing derogatory remarks about BB as well
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Akmaa May 20, 2019 09:51pm
Refelection of education exposed with level of comments.
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Kamran May 20, 2019 09:51pm
The mentality of a common Pakistani is beyond belief. It is absolutely absurd. Need to grow up
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Zulfiqar May 20, 2019 09:55pm
Why did they have to sit like that. Seems really odd.
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Chacha May 21, 2019 12:45am
Reads these comments, you can tell why this government has failed sofar
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Khurram May 21, 2019 07:46am
Pathetic comments.
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M Fareed-ul-Hasan May 21, 2019 09:36am
I don't know where are we going with this stupid mentality. As a nation we lost the courage to appreciate the good initiatives of others. Rather we inclined to show our negative mindset. Its very unfortunate where are our Islamic values on which we proud tirelessly? In this regard Europeans are better than us that's why they are progressing rapidly & we are decaying swiftly. Its due to the difference of attitude.
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Asma May 21, 2019 09:59am
Sorry, i really thought they are a cpuple, BTW, I am not Pakistani.
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Waheed May 21, 2019 09:59am
Nothing wrong with their meeting or sitting. One hopes certain limits are maintained while commenting.
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Nadeem Akram May 21, 2019 11:11am
She is the future PM
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Laila May 22, 2019 02:38am
I wish she was sitting pretty in jail. Behind bars.
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Saira May 22, 2019 08:15am
It's not that she was sitting close to Bilawal. It's the double standards that the *not so Sharif* family has. According to humza shahbaz the *Sharif* family women cannot go to NAB offices. But they can hold rallies and sit with unrelated men? Also the ppp should have had some sense of sharam. Only a day had passed since qaira sahib's son had passed away. Is this what you do to save your neck? So shameless
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N abidai May 22, 2019 09:57am
@Muneeb what ? Pmln and PPP looted pak funds, fake accounts and money laundering , how to save curtupt daddies iftar part! Understand !
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chengez k May 22, 2019 02:44pm
Queen of Calibri !!!!
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