Student nephew of Imran Khan in row over ‘homophobic’ tweets

Student who worked in Imran Khan's political party has been accused of homophobia as he ran for student union president.

The nephew of Pakistani politician Imran Khan has sparked controversy at his university, after he tweeted that a politician was “worse than a faggot”.

Hassan Niazi, who is studying for a master’s in international human rights law at City University London, was a candidate for the position of student union president when the tweet about Bilawal Bhutto, of the Pakistan People’s Party, was picked up by student journalists.

In response to a tweet about Bhutto hosting a cultural festival, Niazi, who has worked in Khan’s political party in Pakistan, wrote: “hahaha wet dream. I doubt he is even capable of it. Waise he is worse than a faggot #babychicken”.

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