Ahsan Khan Dons the Hat of a Writer for an Important Cause Ahsan Khan earned his way through public recognition and applause after his role as “Paa Imtiaz” in Udaari. Talking about the much ignored topic of sexual abuse, Khan portrayed a child abuser in the best possible manner. Since them, he has been advocating the cause of putting abusers behind bars and working for creating awareness.
Now Khan has donned the hat of a writer for a book titled Coming of Age – My Education in Child Sexual Abuse, which will highlight the problems relating to child sexual abuse. In a press release issued to media, Khan stated:
“I have always had great love for children. Their welfare and happiness is very important to me. When I was preparing for my role as a sexual predator in Udaari, I studied the problem of child sexual abuse, in great detail, especially as it exists in Pakistan. The statistics were horrifying.
“I was deeply distressed to learn about the pervasiveness of the menace in our country and made a promise to myself to fight to help reduce and, hopefully, eliminate child sexual abuse from not only Pakistan but the entire globe. The book is a first step towards making good on the promise.”
Ahsan Khan also talked about how he developed the art of writing and went about with the book:
“Writing is tough. Up until last year, the idea of writing a book wouldn’t even have crossed my mind. Udaari and my study of the crime changed all that. I felt that I had the moral responsibility, not
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Every day children around the world are being abused by their parents, trusted adult, caregiver and peers. Children are constantly suffering when there are things that everyone as a community can do help them. Psychologists, social workers and the victims to childhood abuse have studied and worked together to establish precautionary measures to execute child abuse all together.
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