Imran Khan defends Taliban at OIC, says 'every society's human & women's rights different'

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on December 19 justified Taliban’s violations of human rights, discrimination against women, and ban on education for girls as he urged international community to “understand that idea of human rights and women’s rights is different in every society.” dressing 17th session of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Islamab,  embattled leer of Pakistan, who has been a staunch supporter of hardline Islamist Taliban regime that enacted stringent Sharia law as a basis of governance, told forum that Taliban’s culture is similar to culture in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa of Peshawar where parents were paid stipends to send girls to school, but y were t given education. 

Khan furr justified Taliban’s positioning on banning young girls at education institutions, as he stressed that countries worldwide must be “sensitive to tribal customs”. He appeared to back Taliban’s oppressive behaviour and restrictions instated on women that outlined how women must dress up in public. In August, all-male cabinet of Taliban government approved a mandate that me it compulsory for Afghan females to wear an abaya or robe, and niqab, or burqa or face strict punishment under strict interpretation of Islamic law.

Islamab is 'fighting for recognition of Taliban', Pak PM reiterates

A series of discriminatory rules were enacted by Taliban across Afghanistan including women can be taught by only women, and that men and women must be separated in a mixed classroom, use separate entrances and exits, and must t blend. Taliban also ordered young girls and women to stay indoors and t to go to school.

regime banned women from appearing in roles on television, instructed female municipal workers to stay at home and ir jobs can be filled by a man. Several Afghan women have since taken to street to protest for ir basic rights but at OIC meeting, Pakistan’s leer reiterated that Islamab is fighting for world powers to recognize Taliban government. His remarks were widely slammed as he was criticized for painting Taliban 'a model regime' for human rights.

Imran Khan told forum that he h earlier met with Taliban’s finance minister who categorically said that y want to comply with demands of international community in order to have Afghan assets unfrozen. “Prerequisites for Taliban are that y must uphold humanitarian and women’s rights and that terrorism should t flow from Afghanistan, orwise financial aid will be cut, ir foreign reserves frozen, banks closed – that’s very important,” said Pakistani leer, making commitments on behalf of Taliban.

It is being reported that Imran Khan invited Taliban leers in order to push for ir international recognition. Pakistan’s he of centre for strategic studies at ministry of foreign affairs Walilullah Shaheen reportedly informed that Afghan ecomy, banking system operations, and rmalizing ties of Taliban with international community were main nda at meeting. 

Im: AP