Shehbaz Sharif apologizes for anti-women remarks by PML-N leaders

Shehbaz Sharif apologizes for anti-women remarks by PML-N leaders

LAHORE: PML-N President and Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday apologized for misogynist remarks made by leaders of his party against female workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Rana Sanaullah, reacting to the PTI’s April 29 Minar-e-Pakistan rally, had said that “the women who attended the rally were not from honorable families because their dance moves implied where they had actually come from."

"We have to maintain decency and element of respect in political discourse," wrote Shehbaz. "I apologize for anti-women remarks made by some party leaders."

However, Sanaullah refused to tender an unconditional apology for his questionable misogynistic remarks regarding Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s female workers.

The minister, in a video statement today, said that he would only apologise if Imran Khan surrendered his BlackBerry phone over Ayesha Gulalai’s allegations