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Pakistan's top TV cleric gives babies away in hit Ramadan show - Telegraph
Aamir Liaquat Hussain has presented two abandoned babies to childless couples so far during Islam’s holy month.
His show’s heady mix of charity, piety and kitsch have made it a hit with viewers but also brought accusations that he is using religion to generate headlines.
In an episode broadcast last week, Mr Hussain stunned the studio audience by promising the gift of a baby.
Described approvingly by some as an “Islamic version of The Price is Right”.
Prizes – ranging from tubs of cooking oil to plots of land, motorbikes and now babies – are showered on an audience drawn from Pakistan’s less fortunate.
Aamir Liaquat Hussain has presented two abandoned babies to childless couples so far during Islam’s holy month.
His show’s heady mix of charity, piety and kitsch have made it a hit with viewers but also brought accusations that he is using religion to generate headlines.
In an episode broadcast last week, Mr Hussain stunned the studio audience by promising the gift of a baby.
Described approvingly by some as an “Islamic version of The Price is Right”.
Prizes – ranging from tubs of cooking oil to plots of land, motorbikes and now babies – are showered on an audience drawn from Pakistan’s less fortunate.
I never get selected to go on game shows with cool prizes.
