Reham Khan faces online backlash over 'beard desecration' picture

[Ali Tariq]

By News Desk
Published: June 30, 2018
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Reham Khan. PHOTO: FILE

Reham Khan, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s former wife, drew ire of social media users on Saturday after she posted a doctored picture of herself ‘wearing a beard’.

“So a while ago I was offered to join a party,” the anchor-turned-politician said in a post on micro-blogging site Twitter. “I said I might not be able to cover my face but I could grow a beard..looks rather fetching on me.”

https://twitter.com/x/status/1012795712076156928

Reham then mocked arch-rival PTI, saying, “dear PTI I am looking for someone to edit my book cover….wanna help?

However, the fake beard and attire, the latter apparently resembling that of a renowned scholar, did not go down well with social media users who condemned, what they called, a ‘desecrating’ act.

Media portraying me as a woman of ‘bad character’: Reham Khan

https://twitter.com/x/status/1012800149326913542

https://twitter.com/x/status/1012799797106020352

https://twitter.com/x/status/1012828584891895808

https://twitter.com/x/status/1012796949815353344

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Reham is already facing a controversy on her upcoming ‘tell-all’ autobiography, which her rivals say is intended at influencing upcoming general elections allegedly to her benefit.

The book, scheduled to be published in July or August reportedly includes details of the journalist’s interactions with various celebrities and her marriage with Imran. Some of those details apparently crossed a line for businessman Zulfikar Bukhari, Reham’s first husband Ijaz Rehman, cricketer Wasim Akram, and PTI International Media Coordinator Anila Khawaja.

 

[Asian.Century]

Reham khan insults beard, this Mi6 agent who gives interviews to Indian channels is on for worse, she should be black listed to ever come into Pakistan. She made beard a tabboo of insult in Pakistan.

Die abroad for rest of life, this is how a Pakistan Woman not be.

 

[Ali Tariq]

In IK's hate this woman has lost her mind.

 

[BHarwana]

Reham khan insults beard, this Mi6 agent who gives interviews to Indian channels is on for worse, she should be black listed to ever come into Pakistan. She made beard a tabboo of insult in Pakistan.

Die abroad for rest of life, this is how a Pakistan Woman not be.

There are 2 Pakistani women working for MI6 in UK.

 

[Ali Tariq]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1013096574010847232

 

[BRAVO_]

its nothing but a cheap way to remains in headlines

 

[Ali Tariq]

Frustrated Reham Khan has started to even mock religion for cheap popularity

ISLAMABAD – Reham Khan , the former wife of Pakistan Ttehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan, shared a doctored image showing her wearing a beard, a move which drew mixed but extreme reactions on the social media.

Khan, who has been in the news ever since she parted ways with Imran Khan, captioned the eerie picture that it was in the backdrop of an offer to join a political party.

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‘So a while ago I was offered to join a party. I said I might not be able to cover my face but I could grow a beard..looks rather fetching on me,’ said the former BBC presenter while keeping the name of the political force secret.

Another aspect about the picture, that has become a new reason for Twitterati to fire a broadside at the former journalist, is that Reham Khan can be seen wearing an all-white dress – a style adopted by Imran Khan’s current wife, Bushra Maneka.

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She fired another tweet, seeking help from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf to edit the cover photo of her upcoming ‘tell-all’ memoir.

Besides the ‘insensitive’ tweet, another video of Khan went viral on the internet in which she was seen adjusting a white outfit, in a manner resembling Bushra Maneka’s one.

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Though the former First Lady aspirant tweeted the photo in the wee hours of Saturday, the tech-savvy supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and other religious-conscious groups took no time before they started chiding Reham Khan for having mocked a religious outfit.

 

[Asian.Century]

Reham Khan is mocking Bushra Pirni and Imran Khan!

She doesnot care about her respect as she has lost it all.

Reham Khan :

https://mobile.twitter.com/RehamKhan1

 

[BHarwana]

 

[HAIDER]

ya pagal hogaee ha....

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

Why mock Mufti Menk using his photo? He’s an awesome scholar.

I’m more worried about her relationship to Hussain Haqqani. She should be banned from Pakistan. Action should to be taken against her supporters. Nawaz Shareef should also be questioned.

 

[U-571]

after getting divorce, behaving like veena malik and seeking cheap publicity through controversy and scandal.

its amusing how form mini skirt in UK she wears a dupatta in Pakistan, what makes her not wear mini skirt in Pakistan?

its amusing how women use social media to get cheap publicity unlike men and then complain of discrimination and gender bias.

 

[Asian.Century]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1013139560455442433

 

[U-571]

women are the biggest source of media controversies nowadays but complain about harassment when its time to face the other end of the stick.

if you wont be attention seeker whore and behave properly you would get the same treatment, if you become a media attention seeking whore you will be treated like wise, why complain harrassment and gender bias BS?

 

[Pan-Islamic-Pakistan]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1013139560455442433

This is great

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/hea...onds-to-to-reham-khans-bearded-twitter-photo/