Islamabad: Condemning British Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s ‘discriminatory and xenophobic’ remarks against Pakistani men, Foreign Office (FO) warned of serious repercussions of such comments.

British Minister has been accused of peddling extremist far-right lies about Pakistanis after she singled out British Pakistani men over concerns about grooming gangs as she accused authorities of turning “Blind eye” to signs of abuse involving young people.

In recent interview with Sky News, UK Minister said that “Systematic and institutional failure to safeguard welfare of children when it comes to sexual abuse” was one of biggest scandals in British history. “What’s clear is that what we’ve seen is practice whereby vulnerable white English girls, sometimes in care, sometimes who are in challenging circumstances, being pursued and raped and drugged and harmed by gangs of British-Pakistani men who’ve worked in child abuse rings or networks,” she had stated.

Braverman’s comments, tantamount to racist and bigoted generalisation of Pakistanis, have been condemned widely and she has been urged to apologise to Pakistanis for putting their lives in danger and for increasing threat of racist attacks on them after her unfounded allegations. Responding to discriminatory remarks, FO spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in today’s press briefing warned that such comments would give “Rise to dangerous trends”.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 06 2023

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