Court indicts Dania Shah in Dr Aamir Liaquat video case

A local court in Karachi on Thursday indicted Dania Shah on charges of making and sharing obscene video clips of her former husband, the late politician and televangelist Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain.

District and Sessions Judge East Mukesh Kumar heard the case registered against Dania Shah on the complaint of Dr Aamir's daughter from his first wife.

The court, while reading the indictment, told Dania that she is being accused of making a video of Dr Aamir without his permission and uploading it on social media.

Dania, who was Dr Aamir Liaquat Hussain's third wife, said she wanted to conduct a post-mortem of her former husband.

The accused denied the charges, claiming she was being falsely implicated in "a conspiracy" and that the allegations against her were baseless.

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The court summoned witnesses and adjourned the hearing to February 2.

Dania Shah was picked up from her home in Lodhran on December 16 by the Federal Investigation Agency's cybercrime wing on charges of posting his objectionable videos on social media.

The objectionable video featured the late politician in a state of complete undress in his home, allegedly after the consumption of an illegal substance. This video was leaked a couple of days after news broke of the dissolution of his third marriage.

A renowned television personality, Liaquat passed away on June 9 last year under mysterious circumstances. He was found unconscious at his house situated in Khudadad Colony of Karachi, according to his servant Javaid. The 50-year-old was rushed to a hospital where he could not be resuscitated and was pronounced dead.

Following his death, his family had refused to allow a post-mortem examination.