Abdul Qavi is an Islamic cleric and controversial personality from

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. He joined the

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(PTI) political party in 2013, but was later expelled from the party. He is a former president of religious affairs of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Punjab.

Controversy

Suspension from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Mufti Qawi's basic membership was suspended and he was later expelled from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf due to the controversy surrounding the selfies he posed for with the late model

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(1990–2016). Mufti Qawi's first encounter with Qandeel was through television where Qawi was invited as preacher to guide Qandeel in the Islamic way about her acts on social media. In same program, Qawi requested Qandeel Baloch for a meeting. After some time, Qandeel visited his house and met him personally. After this, Qandeel uploaded a video which was recorded in hotel room during their meeting, in which Qandeel was sitting very close to Qawi. She had an arm over his shoulder and revealed that he was smoking during

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. After the video went viral, Qawi was criticized for his behavior, which eventually led to his ousting from his prominent position at PTI.

Suspension from Ruet-e-hilal committee

On 22 June 2016, Mufti Qawi was suspended from the

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due to his aforementioned meeting with the late model Qandeel Baloch.

Nomination in model Qandeel Baloch’s murder case

Mufti Abdul Qawi's name has been nominated in social media activist and model Qandeel Baloch's murder case. His name was mentioned in the

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(FIR) on application of Qandeel's father Azeem. but was later released. He was already being investigated by Multan police.

'Halal' alcohol controversy

In May 2020, he was criticized for his statement on alcohol permissibility when he said that drink with less than 40% alcohol is halal. Mufti Naeem, A prominent cleric and ex-chief of Jamia Binoria Karachi, lashed out at Mufti Qavi, described him as a man with a notorious reputation and dismissed his views as not in line with the views of scholars of any other sect.

Harassment Allegations

In January 2021, Hareem Shah claimed that she and her cousin beat up Mufti Abdul Qavi over ‘dirty’, ‘vulgar’ conversation and for “physically harassing” them. The title of 'Mufti' was later withdrawn from Abdul Qavi after this incident by his uncle Maulana Abdul Wahid.

References

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