Aamir Liaquat passes away
Aamir Liaquat Hussain, one of Pakistan’s most renowned and contentious TV broadcasters, died at the age of 50 after being discovered unconscious at his home in Karachi.
The anchor was brought to the hospital but was pronounced deceased when he arrived. A post-mortem examination is being performed. Aamir Liaquat Hussain made the transition from televangelism to politics, becoming a member of Imran Khan’s PTI party.
His career was marred by scandal; he offered kids to childless couples on TV and was barred from speaking in public. The outspoken anchor’s personal life was also public fodder, frequently fueled by his social media activity.
He married for the third time in the final chapter of his life, but it terminated publicly and acrimoniously within months. Dania Shah, his 18-year-old bride, filed for divorce in May, accusing him of domestic abuse and drug addiction.
Hussain posted a video in which he called the marriage a “failure” and dismissed the claims as “false news,” but he also admitted to being devastated by what was said about him on social media after everything he had done for Pakistan, and promised to leave the country.
Aamir Liaquat Hussain, who worked for several of Pakistan’s top media outlets during his career, was undeniably popular with a segment of the audience, but many others considered him contentious. His programs were highly planned and contained religious teachings – as well as regular abuse.
He was an articulate speaker and a terrific showman who ensured ratings. There were frequent complaints from people identified and shamed on the televangelist’s broadcasts. He would accuse them of blasphemy, betrayal, and immorality.
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In September 2008, he devoted an entire episode to investigate the views of the Ahmadis, a Muslim group that identifies as such and follows the teachings of the Koran but are considered heretical by mainstream Muslims.
According to two scholars, anybody who associates with false prophets is “worthy of murder.” Within 24 hours after the broadcast, a prominent Ahmadi community member was assassinated in the tiny hamlet of Mirpur Khas in Sindh province.
The outspoken anchor will also be noted for sexist remarks against liberal Pakistani women, who were frequently artists, novelists, or human rights advocates.
Quiz shows and product giveaways – automobiles, motorcycles, and home goods – were popular features of his broadcasts, as were abandoned newborns in 2013.
He stated at the time that the decision was intended to provide newborns a better life and not solely to enhance his ratings.
“We were already at the top of the ratings before we had a child. “We pulled these children from the trash and sent them to the poor,” Hussain claimed on his website, where he describes himself as “really a legend.”
He stated at the time that the decision was intended to provide newborns a better life and not solely to enhance his ratings.
“We were already at the top of the ratings before we had a child. “We pulled these children from the trash and sent them to the poor,” Hussain claimed on his website, where he describes himself as “really a legend.” “.
The TV personality was a member of parliament from 2002 to 2008, when the MQM party dismissed him. From 2004 until 2007, he was the Minister of State for Religious Affairs under then-President Pervez Musharraf.
