Bilawal Bhutto slams Pak PM Imran Khan for linking rape with 'women wearing few clothes'

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has criticised Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for linking sexual violence and crime against women with the clothes women wear. 

Peoples Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari called Imran Khan a "coward" and termed his remarks "disappointing".

Imran Khan's controversial interview

During an interview, Pakistan Prime Minister Khan had suggested that avoiding "temptation in society" is the way to prevent sexual violence against women.

In an interview with Axios' on HBO, Khan said: "If a woman is wearing very few clothes it will have an impact on the men unless they are robots. It's common sense."

"...Avoid temptation in society. We don't have discos here, we don't have nightclubs. It is a completely different society way of life here. So if you raise temptation in society to a point -- all these young guys have nowhere to go --- it has a consequence in the society," he also said.

Imran Khan is a coward: Zardari
"Such crimes should not be linked to a single cause ... the clothes of a person have no link with rape or abuse," Bhutto-Zardari said.

"Imran Khan's statements before and after coming into power are different .... He was a coward since day one," said the PPP leader.

Dismal conviction rate in sexual offence cases
Official statistics in Pakistan have revealed that at least 11 rape incidents are reported in the country every day, with over 22,000 cases reported to the police in the last six years.

However, only 77 of the accused have been convicted which comprises 0.3 per cent of the total figure, reported Geo News.

--With ANI inputs--