Jemima and Reham Khan speak out about Atif Mian’s resignation.
Most of Pakistan is aware of the meltdown social media is currently going through after Atif Mian, a member of the Economic Council (Belonging to Ahmadi sect) in ‘Naya Pakistan’ was officially asked to step down because of his religious preference.
It came as a shock to the general public as people were looking forward to the change they were promised and quite recently, Fawad Chaudhry (Minister of Information) had defended minorities and said that the new government will not be following the rules of extremists.
Subsequently, our fantasy first lady, Jemima Goldsmith had something to say regarding the unfortunate turn of events
She said this inane move by the government was both disappointing and indefensible. She reminded them that Quaid-I-Azam himself had appointed an Ahmadi as a Foreign Minister.
Indefensible & v disappointing. New Pak gov asks renowned & respected Prof of economics to stand down because of his Ahmadi faith. NB: The founder of Pakistan, “Quaid-I-Azam” appointed an Ahmadi as his Foreign Minister. https://t.co/qBubETGwOg
— Jemima Goldsmith (@Jemima_Khan) September 7, 2018
People had mixed reactions over her tweet
Some clarified that it was because Ahmedis were not considered Non-Muslims at that time.
At that Time Ahmedis Were not declared as Non-Muslims In Pakistan..
— Zartasha 🇵🇰 (@ItxZarTashaPK) September 7, 2018
At that Time Ahmedis Were not declared as Non-Muslims In Pakistan..
— Fajjar Ali (@fajjarali20) September 7, 2018
Others questioned her why she was worried about internal matters of Pakistan when she had nothing to do with the country
Are you a Pakistani ? No
Do you have any stake in Pakistan? No
Then why are you worried about internal matters of our country ?
This guy Atif Mian was not only a Qadyani but he also wants amendments in our constitution regarding blaspehmy laws and definition of Muslim .— Dr Ayesha (@DrAyeshaNaveed) September 7, 2018
Why you r taking intrest in our internal political matters ma'am
— Rayhan Razza (@RayhanRazza) September 7, 2018
And some just indicated their resentment towards the verdict
Unfortunately , it's not New Pakistan. It's belongs to religious extremist.
1973 Act is not the vision of Quaid Azam .Thanks pic.twitter.com/0iew6xuy34— Imran Riaz (@riazimran217) September 7, 2018
Quite disgusting decision. Unless and unless, we Muslims, don't shun these idiosyncratic decisions, we can't get combined in one fold of humanity, which is above these religious affiliations.
— parvez hakim (@parvezhakim1) September 7, 2018
Khair, something that took caught our eye was that Reham Khan, the first lady many are thankful we don’t have, finally seemed to be on the same page as Jemima Goldsmith
In her tweet, Reham highlighted how a ‘real leader’ should protect the vulnerable communities.
Real leadership means taking decisions that you believe in & protecting vulnerable communities. A weak man has no belief. He can neither take decisions nor can protect anyone not even himself. https://t.co/bPAPJIZN4r
— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) September 7, 2018
And then she continued to throw shade on Prime Minister Imran Khan for his decisions
Apnay ghar ko camp office declare kertay hain…..kis k paisay pur ghar ka kharcha???
Are we talking about Bani Gala? https://t.co/2UTR5691bC— Reham Khan (@RehamKhan1) September 7, 2018
Shortly afterwards, her tweets as usual ended up triggering people
Some questioned her about her contribution to the Dam Fund.
I assure every pak this hypocrite lady will not send even a single penny to pak for dams lol
— Sakina (@Sakina64988031) September 7, 2018
How much money did you send to the dam fund reham ?
— waqar (@iwowall) September 7, 2018
Other people also noticed the similarity in sentiments between hers and Jemima’s tweet
Aaj tu aapki sootun bhi tweet ker rehi hain – Jemima goldsmith
— Shabbir (@Shabbirkazmi90) September 7, 2018
And some mentioned that people wont always be satisfied with the decisions their leader has to take
Leaders take hundreds of decisions on daily basis , not everyone can b satisfied with every decision. Majority needs to b satisfied. Reality
— AliMir (@AliMirTo) September 7, 2018
With all that being said, it is important to acknowledge that the government was pressurized by extremist groups and whether we like it or not, these actions are not representative of the “Naya Pakistan” that we all thought we’d be getting. As long as our leaders keep succumbing to religious groups, such decisions will keep on happening.
Pakistan needs change. And change is inevitable if only the officials stand by their rules. We need well educated individuals like Atif Mian to be a part of the government, regardless of their faith or sect.
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