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80% of Pakistan is gay: Karachi transgender activist Hina Baloch's viral claim
A viral video featuring Pakistani transgender activist Hina Baloch has triggered widespread debate after she claimed that "80% of Pakistan is gay and the remaining 20% are bisexual," arguing that sexuality in the country is largely hidden due to social pressure, religion, and family honour.
In an interview with Queer Global YouTube Channel, Baloch describes what she calls an "open secret" in Pakistani society. "I believe that more than half of Pakistan is quite gay actually. They don't want to just say it out loud, but I guess 80% of Pakistan is gay and the remaining 20% are bisexuals, so I don't think that anybody is straight in Pakistan in terms of their sexuality," she says.
80% of Pakistan is gay: Karachi transgender activist Hina Baloch's viral claim
A viral video featuring Pakistani transgender activist Hina Baloch has triggered widespread debate after she claimed that "80% of Pakistan is gay and the remaining 20% are bisexual," arguing that sexuality in the country is largely hidden due to social pressure, religion, and family honour.
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I am 72% suar the numbers are galat. Bhat about the baccha baazigars hain? bhy na-insaafi on them?
‘Drunk Posting’? Pakistan Minister’s Deleted ‘Evil’ Israel Post Raises Questions Amid Peace Talks
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif’s now deleted post, in which he called Israel “evil and a curse for humanity" have raised several questions, with some even wondering if it was “drunk posting", ahead of the peace talks in Islamabad.
WHY PAKISTAN SUDDENLY ATTACKED AFGHANISTAN
Now, it is no secret that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have a NATO-style defence pact that treats an attack on one as an attack on both. If Saudi Arabia is attacked again, a cash-strapped Pakistan will be forced to militarily assist Riyadh. Earlier this month, Pakistan was forced to send a massive military contingent comprising 13,000 soldiers and 12-18 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia as part of the deal.
If the war starts again, not only will it have military consequences for Pakistan, but diplomatically as well, as it would be forced to attack its ally Iran. Getting dragged into an endless war also risks domestic backlash and instability.
Attacking Iran, a Shia Islamic country, will prove to be bad optics. Any action by Pakistan, which has around 20% Shia population, may lead to blowback.
Experts suggest it is exactly the reason why Pakistan decided to start a fire by thrusting upon a war with Afghanistan.
"After failing to mediate between Iran and the US, Pakistan has restarted the attack on Afghanistan," tweeted geopolitical expert Kiran Kumar S.
The sentiment was echoed by a Kabul-based journalist, Ali Latifi. "Islamabad's attempts to broker peace between Iran and the US failed, and now Pakistan is once again launching strikes into urban Afghanistan, this time leading students to seek shelter in Asadabad," he tweeted.
