ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Jan 29 directed authorities to end the restriction on the entry of servants and maids into elite clubs of the federal capital.
During a meeting on human rights at the PM Office, the premier instructed to remove all discriminatory signboards from elite clubs such as Islamabad Club, Gymkhana etc apart from other public places which bar the entry of domestic servants.
In order to promote the move, Minister of State for Interior Shehryar Afridi on Wednesday shared a picture of a sign barring the entry of maids beyond a particular point at an elite club.
Symbols of Elitism & colonial mindset will be removed. PMIK has ordered to remove the ban on entry of maids/servants in elite clubs i.e.starting from Isb club. Rather we should hv been thankful to them for carrying our weights. Abolish boundaries made in name of wealth, color etc pic.twitter.com/IgalVbyRvg
— Shehryar Afridi (@ShehryarAfridi1) January 30, 2019
Referring to PM Khan’s order to lift the ban on entry of maids/servants in elite clubs, Afridi said “Symbols of elitism and colonial mindset will be removed,” he said. “We should have been thankful to the maids for carrying our weights.”
He further urged to “abolish boundaries made in name of wealth, colour etc.”
On Jan 29, PM Khan had also directed yesterday to eliminate bonded labour from Pakistan and said steps must be taken to educate children of poor families.
