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PAKISTANI Prime Minister Imran Khan says convicted rapists should be publicly hanged or surgically castrated.

It comes after a French mum was gang-raped in front of her two young children last week.

The 67-year-old PM told an interviewer that chemical castration should be brought in for rapistsCredit: AFP

Mr Khan also said that rapists should be hung in 'the marketplace'Credit: Getty - Contributor

The former cricket star said in a TV interview his government had explored the idea of returning public hangings but had been advised against it, reported.

PM Khan said: "In my opinion, they should be hanged in the marketplace.

"Unfortunately, when we had the discussion, we were told it would not be internationally acceptable.

"The trade status given to us by the European Union will be affected."

As an alternative to the public hanging, Mr Khan suggested rapists could be chemically or surgically castrated, depending on the severity of their crime.

The 67-year-old ex-sports star said: "The way there is first-degree, second-degree, third-degree murder, this should be graded in the same way.

"When there is first degree [rape], castrate them. Make them unable to do this."

HORROR CRIME

The PM's comments were welcomed on social media following last week's attack of a woman in Lahore.

The unnamed victim, believed to be French, was attacked on a motorway after her car ran out of fuel.

The woman was waiting for help when two men smashed in her car windows and dragged her and her kids to a nearby field.

The mum was raped multiple times in front of her children before the attackers ran off with her money and jewellery.

Dodging criticism over last week's attack, Mr Khan told the interviewer that "our family system is intact" compared with the breakdown of social values seen in the West.

'RAPE CAPITAL OF THER WORLD'

He claimed the divorce rate in England had surged 70 per cent due to an increase in "vulgarity" while Indian cinema had led to Delhi becoming the "rape capital" of the world.

However, Mr Khan's words were denounced by human rights activists as the latest example of appealing to public anger.

Meenakshi Ganguly, South Asia director for Human Rights Watch, said: "Political leaders engage in a rhetoric of hangings or executions to appease public wrath over state failures, to ensure justice and protection in cases of sexual violence.

"Instead of actually doing the hard work and bringing reform."

Earlier this year the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, called for the public hanging of people convicted of the sexual abuse and murder of children.