PEMRA Banned Aamir Liaquat In Ramazan And Alhumdulillah For That!

As Muslims we believe that the devils are chained in Ramazan so that the blessings of this holy month are not diluted by the whispering of the satan. But then there are people like Aamir Liaquat who make one wonder if we really commit sins on the behest of Iblis or are some of us genuinely worse than the devil himself?

Read: The Misogynistic Face Of Pakistani Politics

Harsh? Yes, it is. But there is a good reason for my words and I’m not the only one saying this.

https://twitter.com/aminmudasir43/status/1000163254457511937

Once a respected scholar, Aamir Liaquat has rapidly degenerated into one of the most controversial and ill-mouthed personalities on Pakistani television today.

Read: Dr. Aamir Liaquat, “The King of Swag”

He vehemently claims to be a pious, God-fearing Muslim on one hand but his actions and words have only spread hate and intolerance in the last few years.

On a milder day, he only humiliating a fellow human being.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25i6G6OlFjQ

On lazy days he uses his Twitter handle to pass crass comments about female politicians.

And then there are days in which he uses his place as a powerful television personality to incite religious intolerance.

It is because of the latter that Aamir Liaquat got into trouble with Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) earlier this week.

Read: Amir Liaquat Joined PTI And MANY Party Supporters Are “Resigning” On Twitter

As reported by Dawn, PEMRA, in its notification observed that Liaquat had created “unwarranted drama on the basis of religion and hurt the sentiments of different sects and public at large”…”Merely for creating sensation and in order to achieve maximum rating.”

Pakistanis did not take Liaquat’s stunt well at all!

As soon as the program aired, many lashed out on the irresponsible way in which the host had conducted the show, clearly inciting hate against a specific religious sect.

I'm again saying
Amir liaquat should be banned as soon as possible he is such a drama
Phopo sy b agy hy yh shks.

— SHEIKHNI 🇵🇰💚 (@oyesheikhni) May 24, 2018

https://twitter.com/jahanzaibsheik3/status/1000043240358383617

Some of the criticism was particularly scathing.

https://twitter.com/EnyoAtWar/status/999956750672584704

And even though many Pakistanis cannot seem to stand the sight of Aamir Liaquat Hussain, it is also a fact that he still enjoys a sizable fan base. 

If you consider Amir Liaquat as an Islamic scholar then you need some mental health support.

— Huraira (@Aintyourkhassam) May 25, 2018

Inevitably then, his fans also came under fire.

If you consider Amir Liaquat as an Islamic scholar then you need some mental health support.

— Huraira (@Aintyourkhassam) May 25, 2018

If you ever feel that no one loves you , you are a loner , no one wants you.

Just think that there's someone who loves Amir Liaquat and who wants to make Dr. Amir Liaquat His Father.

— Khurram Naseer 🇵🇰 (@BhattiGalSun) May 25, 2018

As far as I’m concerned, good riddance; if only for 30 days!