Aamir Liaquat is becoming a symbol of creating
controversies. Pakistani female actors like Meera, Veena and Sarah Loren were
known very well for this job and now they found their male counterpart known as
Aamir Liaquat.
What he did was to give an abandoned baby girl as a prize in
his controversial game show. The broadcast of this show is performed 7 hours on
daily basis during the holy month of Ramadan. Aamir Liaquat is a mixture of
entertainer, TV host, religious scholar and many other things, which often brings
controversies rather than bringing much good.
Suriya Bilqees who won this baby said that she felt shocked
because she could not believe that she has been given this baby but she was
extremely happy. The same show intends to give away another baby, this time a
baby boy as a prize to another couple.
The show of Aamir Liaquat is known as “Aman Ramazan” and the
format of the show is quite similar to “The Price is Right” with 500 audience
present in the hall and they receive prizes for answering question that are
related to Quran. These prizes include motorcycles, microwave ovens, washing
machines and refrigerators. Cooking also takes place during the show and there
is a small garden for children to play during the show. The garden is full of
rabbits, snakes and goats.
An NGO known as Chhipa Welfare Association provided the baby
girl. They claim that they receive about 15 abandoned babies every single
month. According to the organization, their team finds babies in the garbage
bins abandoned on the streets and animals injure some of these babies while
others are already dead. This organization was created with the aim to keep
these babies alive by providing them with a good home.
A response from CNN is not a surprise. Local humanitarian
organizations and social work personalities did show their concerns regarding
this act at a live show. Shamim Mahmood commented on this NGO’s Facebook page
and wrote that babies are not prizes or trophies that one can handover to
anyone and this act is nothing but to earn more ratings for the channel during
the holy month of Ramadan.
On the other hand, Aamir Liaquat Hussain claims that this
show is not run to gather rating points during Ramadan but to unify a nation
that is fractured by the sectarian violence, religious intolerance and
terrorism.
The topic is quite hot on social media and some think that
it is a good act. If a baby is getting a home and his/her life can be
transformed from being on street to a bright future, why raise fingers on the
action. Others say that hundreds of thousands of babies are being adapted
throughout the world but the purpose of those actions is not to get the
channel’s ratings higher. Bringing the baby on live show and giving her away
was purely for channel ratings and not for humanitarian purposes. In addition
prizing a baby is not the way to do it. Baby is a human and not a prize to be
awarded like a trophy or a certificate.
Watch CNN Video About Amir Liauquat
Watch CNN Video About Amir Liauquat
