British Home Secretary Suella Braverman
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s statement that British-Pakistani men are part of gangs that “stalk, drug, rape and harm vulnerable English girls” has attracted criticism from authorities in Pakistan.
Ms. Braverman told sky News Said in an interview last week that groups of men, almost all British-Pakistani, are involved in the sexual abuse of children and young women.
She said, “What is clear is that what we have witnessed is a practice whereby vulnerable white English girls, sometimes in care, sometimes in challenging conditions, are stalked by gangs of working-class British-Pakistani men.” are abused and raped, drugged and harmed. In child abuse rings or networks.”
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Referring to the inaction of the responsible authorities and organizations, Ms. Braverman said, “We have seen organizations, social workers, state agencies, police and social workers turn a blind eye to this for fear of political correctness and being called out.” Racist. There are many criminals who are running wild and behaving in this manner, and it is time for the authorities to track these criminals down without fear or favor and bring them to justice.
Responding to Ms Braverman’s remarks, Pakistan Foreign Office (FO) spokeswoman Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said she presented a “highly misleading picture, indicating an intention to target British Pakistanis and treat them differently”. .
She said that the British Home Secretary had “wrongly branded the criminal behavior of some individuals as being representative of the whole community”.
Baloch said at a press conference, “She (Braverman) has failed to note the systemic racism and ghettoisation of communities and to recognize the tremendous cultural, economic and political contribution British-Pakistani people are making to British society.” Are.”
Meanwhile, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak vowed on Monday to do whatever he condemned political correctness that prevented action against the “evil” criminals behind the sexual abuse of children and young women, and to stop such gangs. Launched a new task force to go against.
Mr Sunak told reporters: “Whatever forms of child sexual abuse is appalling and wrong.”
(with inputs from agencies)