Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of Pakistani PM Imran Khan has taken to Twitter to quote the holy book of Islam – the Quran – to slam her ex-husband's recent remarks on how women's "vulgar" dressing entices men to rape them leading to a rise in such cases.
"'Say to the believing men that they restrain their eyes and guard their private parts', Quran 24:31. The onus is on men", read the tweet by the 47-year old British screenwriter who divorced PM Khan after nine years of marriage in 2004 owing to his hectic political life.
The statement landed the former cricket star in a world of trouble on social media.
PM Khan did receive some support on Twitter after people pointed out that he was not blaming women for causing rape, but was simply speaking about how "vulgarity" attracts men with "low will power".
As per Pakistan's official data, only 77 rape accused have been convicted - making up just 0.3 percent of the total figure and only 18 percent rape cases have reached the prosecution stage in the last six years in Pakistan.