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Video of senator apparently ‘groping’ girl draws social media ire

By News Desk
February 01, 2018

ISLAMABAD: A video of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Nisar Muhammad apparently ‘groping’ a young girl in Karachi caused outrage on social media on Wednesday with some viewers linking it to recent spate of child abuse cases.

In the video Nisar Muhammad, who is a member of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights, can be seen addressing protesters who had congregated in Sohrab Goth area against the alleged extrajudicial killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud. The video shows the senator apparently ‘groping’ the girl, who is standing next to him, during his address.

Neither the Senate delegation nor the members of the crowd object to his actions or even try to stop him. The senator was at the gathering as part of a Senate delegation which happens to represent the Senate’s Standing Committee for Human Rights. The MPAs met organisers of the Jirga where they were joined by Sindh Assembly Speaker Agha Siraj Durrani and Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Sirajul Haq.