The Pakistani government has extended an invitation to Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is wanted in India on multiple charges including inflammatory speeches, money laundering and promoting terrorism. Naik will leave for Pakistan on October 5 next month along with his son Sheikh Farooq Naik. Meanwhile, Zakir Naik spoke to a YouTuber from Pakistan, in which he talked about his visit to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kashmir.
Zakir Naik leaves for Pakistan
India’s controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who lives in Malaysia, tweeted on social media site X to inform about his visit to Pakistan. Naik told reporters that he and his son traveled to Pakistan at the invitation of the Pakistani government.
During his visit, Naik will organize public lectures in Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad, Pakistan.
What did Zakir Naik say about coming to India?
Zakir Naik, while talking to Pakistani YouTuber Nadir Ali, said that in 2019, all possibilities of him returning to India disappeared. In 2019, the Indian government revoked the special status of Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, deleting Article 370 of Jammu and Kashmir.
About India, Zakir Naik said: “It’s not easy at all to go back to India and it’s not easy to leave there. They won’t roll out the red carpet for me… They will say come in and go to jail… Obviously they will Arrest me, the number one terrorist on their list is Zakir Naik.
Naik claimed that India had leveled many allegations against him, but none of them had been proven.
Zakir Naik said of Prime Minister Modi, “His approval ratings have declined in this election…what was before is no longer the case.” He and his party have said that we will A decrease of 400 seats out of 543 seats. But he didn’t get even 50% of the seats. He became Prime Minister again but due to his authority people started to regard him as God but now this is decreasing.
Naik said Article 370 was revoked in Jammu and Kashmir when the BJP was in majority.
Naik came into limelight after bomb blast in 2016
Zakir Naik also started a channel called Peace TV where he gave provocative speeches. Naik has been accused of influencing young people through his speeches and turning towards fundamentalism.
In 2016, Naik came into the spotlight when a bomb exploded in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. One of the attackers said he was influenced by the Zakir Naik video. Thereafter, the severity of the attack on Naik intensified and he fled India a few months later. On Easter Sunday 2019, an explosion occurred in Sri Lanka. The explosion was also linked to Naik. The attack killed more than 260 people and caused casualties.
