Pakistani actress Mariyam Nafees raised her voice for the girls involved in the Lahore Garden Town Petrol Pump Tuck Shop incident.
Taking to her social media, she shared a video to reveal their side of the story.
Here is what the actress said in extreme anger:
“I know two of those girls and one is a very good friend of mine. They started beating the guy as a last resort when he started commenting about their bodies, calling them prostitutes and working girls.
“He also compared their bodies saying ye choti hai, ye bari hai, and all the sick things guys can do and say.
“After that, those girls said to him you can’t talk to us like this after which he started using abusive language. He said filthy words to them and asked them to leave the store but the girls replied, “Why should we leave the store?
Further Mariyam Nafees questioned, “Is this our safety that the girls cannot go out wearing Western clothes, jeans, and shirts just to have a single tea?”
Talking about the incident she added, “No one’s father is a lawyer I don’t know what’s circulating on social media but they are respectful girls and belong to a very good family. They are not those types of girls with powerful backgrounds while one of the girls was from another city and came here for work…It’s not an act of power.
“What would those brothers and fathers do when someone like these guys harass their sisters and also threaten them to rape?”
“I would really like to know what you would do”, she questioned.
"This is sickening", she concluded.
Here is the clip:
Hassan Raheem
Pakistani singer, songwriter, and rapper Hassan Raheem also shared his point of view on the matter.
How it all started
CCTV footage of teenage girls beating the salesman was circulating on social media a few days ago capturing a shocking and unusual incident that happened reportedly in the petrol pump of Garden Town Lahore.
In the shocking incident, the salesman was beaten up by the young girls for allegedly harassing them.
The video also clearly shows that the girls standing on the counter are beating up the salesman badly. An elderly man could also be seen who tried to stop the girls.
Pakistani celebrities are curious about the incident. Ahsan Khan asked about the incident while Haroon Shahid and Sanam Jung condemned it. Read the stories of the Pakistani celebrities who have spoken on this ongoing viral incident: