Pakistan PM Imran Khan calls Bilawal Bhutto "Sahiba", gets heavily trolled for sexism

On Tuesday as well, Khan became a subject of ridicule on Twitter when his video where he said Japan and Germany share the same border, during his Iran visit, went viral. He was then mercilessly trolled over his geographical knowledge.

New Delhi: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan seems to be having a tough time on the social media as he managed to trigger the angst of netizens second day in a row. Khan in his latest speech in Wana, referred to his political rival and chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto as ‘Sahiba’ (madame) which stoked a huge controversy. Apparently calling Bilawal as ‘Bilawal Bhutto Sahiba’, was the Pakistani PM’s attempt of showing his rival in inferior light, however, the Twitterati slammed the PM for being sexist in the speech. A video clip of his speech is going viral on the internet, in which the possibility of the address being a slip of tongue is clearly ruled out. Khan’s supporters can be seen cheering loudly as soon as the remark was made. On Tuesday as well, Khan became a subject of ridicule on Twitter when his video where he said Japan and Germany share the same border, during his Iran visit, went viral. He was then mercilessly trolled over his geographical knowledge. Today too, Twitterers seemed in no mood  to let Khan get away with his “distatsteful” ‘Sahiba jibe’. Khan's statement was also tweeted by PTI North Punjab Twitter handle Check reactions here:

In very poor taste to refer to @BBhuttoZardari as "sahiba" i.e. madam, by #PMIKinWana Would've been undesirable by anyone but #PrimeMinisterImranKhan stooping to this level, new low in #Pakistan politics

— Meher Bokhari (@meherbokhari) April 24, 2019

Poor and misogynist statement by pm against @BBhuttoZardari calling him sahiba . We don’t expect this kind of language from anyone and off course PM

— Asma Shirazi (@asmashirazi) April 24, 2019

Very, very small. Calling Bilawal Bhutto Sahiba (madam) doesn’t belittle him at all. It just demonstrates Imran Khan’s lowness, indecency, and sexism. An insult to the office of the PM. #PrimeMinisterImranKhan pic.twitter.com/FnrYQZuuz4

— Gul Bukhari (@GulBukhari) April 24, 2019

The spin that can't be spun 🤦‍♀️ https://t.co/lqPMQAo3eF

— Zebunnisa Burki (@zburki) April 24, 2019

So you choose to insult @BBhuttoZardari by calling him 'sahiba'. Is that what womanhood means to you? Dont forget that you used a woman's name to beg for charity and make your hospital. You @ImranKhanPTI are a small small man. Intahai chotay insaan ho tum

— Saadi-fy (@theironicirony) April 24, 2019

OMG!! dear @ImranKhanPTI .. our leader Bilawal Bhutto is a man but by calling a man a woman do u intend to Insult women or the man? Do u think women are inferior so u can use them 2 demean men? Also y r u so interested in what’s in ppl’s pants whn their brain is better thn yours? https://t.co/blHk6LOJrX

— meena gabeena (@gabeeno) April 24, 2019