According to reports from various news agencies and portals, it has been claimed that parents in Pakistan are preventing the rape of their daughters by locking their graves. These reports seem to have originated from a tweet by Harris Sultan, a former Muslim turned atheist and author of the book ‘The Curse of God: Why I Left Islam’.
What action is Pakistan going to take against the citizens that spread Islamophobia? Have news agencies and channels attempted to verify the authenticity of this “news” by checking if it was reported by local channels or any credible sources? Have they investigated the location of the alleged incident and interviewed the parents involved? It seems not. Instead, their articles seem to have relied solely on a tweet posted by Harris Sultan on Wednesday, April 26th.
