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Mufti Abdul Qavi’s Ruet-i-Hilal membership formally suspended after viral selfies with Qandeel Baloch

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By Web Desk Published June 22, 2016 2 Min Read
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Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousaf suspended Mufti Abdul Qavi’s membership of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee after pictures of him with model and Facebook celebrity Qandeel Baloch surfaced on social media.

The minister, who said the photos were ‘controversial,’ also suspended the mufti’s membership in the National Ulema Mushaikh Council, a Ministry of Religious Affairs spokesman said.

The spokesperson added that Mufti Abdul Qavi’s photos had been referred to National Ulema Mushaikh Council for further procedure.

“Qavi will not be allowed to attend meetings of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee and National Ulema Mushaikh Council until further orders. Mufti Qavi’s fate will be decided after the opinion of the National Ulema Mushaikh Council regarding his selfies and behavior,” the spokesman said.

On Monday, Pakistan’s infamous social media sensation Qandeel Baloch uploaded selfies on her Facebook and Twitter accounts with Mufti Abdul Qavi, which went viral. Since Qavi’s pictures with Baloch surfaced, social media has been rife with speculation about his association with the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) ulema wing. However, PTI spokesman Naeemul Haque issued a denial on Tuesday.

Qavi said it was Baloch herself who had requested a meeting and came to meet him at a hotel. He also said he was unaware of his suspension from the two committees.

In a video of the meeting Baloch uploaded on Facebook, Mufti Qavi says that he would guide Baloch on spiritual and religious issues and that she agreed to follow his instructions.

Baloch shot to fame in Pakistan in 2014 after a video of her pouting for the camera and asking, “How em looking?” went viral.

The Ruet-i-Hilal Committee is responsible for sighting the new moon to determine important Islamic lunar calendar dates.

The National Ulema Mushaikh Council comprises members from mainstream boards of religious seminaries belonging to Barelvi, Shia, Deobandi and Ahle Hadees schools of thought and madrassahs affiliated with the Jamaat-i-Islami to evolve a consensus among different sects from all provinces.

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