According to PEMRA’s order in the case, the complaint said the female host on the show also “degrades and shames the career adopted by female cricketers, expressly stating that female cricketers mostly leave cricket when they get married”. Following the submission of the complaint, the Council of Complaints observed that the comment on women leaving cricket after marriage was a “generalisation” that “leads to blatant discrimination against female gender”. Referring to comments by Razzaq, the council said that the cricketer was “implying a presupposed notion that cricket is a sport only meant for boys, who define the masculine nature of the sport”. The order also made a reference to the female host asking Dar whether a cricket player could sport long hair. “The female host is insinuating that short hair is too masculine and that women cricketers are somewhat an anomaly,” the council said. The council, however, concluded that the comments made against Dar were “insensitive, demeaning, derogatory and hateful”, and in violation of PEMRA laws.
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