Aamir Liaquat Hussain. PHOTO: FILE
TV personality, religious scholar and politician Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain is all set to join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), party officials have said.
"Dr Aamir Liaquat to announce joining PTI at a press conference on 25th October 2017 in Karachi," PTI's Faisal Javed Khan tweeted on Tuesday.
Dr. @AamirLiaquat to announce joining PTI at a press conference on 25th OCT 2017 in Karachi
— Faisal Javed Khan (@FaisalJavedKhan) October 24, 2017
PTI Karachi leader Imran Ismail also confirmed the development on his Facebook page.
The TV host had parted ways with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) after a brief detention at Rangers headquarters in August last year.
He was detained along with nine other MQM leaders after party workers attacked media houses following the party's supremo Altaf Hussain’s 'anti-Pakistan' speech.
Amir Liaquat bids farewell to MQM, politics
Speaking to the media the following day, Aamir said he was fed up with the party and the way it functioned and also announced that he was leaving politics for good.
Since then, he has been hosting shows on a private TV channel. He came to fore once again when the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) banned him from appearing on national television for ‘preaching hate’, a decision that was challenged by the Sindh High Court (SHC) but later upheld by the apex court of the country.
Aamir has also served as minister of state for religious affairs in Shaukat Aziz’s Cabinet between 2004 and 2007.
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