Leaked Video Lands Mufti Abdul Qavi In Hot Water Once Again

Pakistani social media users are reacting to a new leaked video of Mufti Abdul Qavi in which the controversial religious figure appears to be recording a lewd video of himself, presumably for the benefit of some other person. In the leaked video which lacks any audio, the religious scholar is seen lying on a bed without clothes, trying to seduce the person for whom he is recording the video and making intimate gestures towards the camera.

This is not the first time that the Mufti has been in the spotlight under controversial circumstances. Videos of him with the late celebrity Qandeel Baloch and Tiktoker Hareem Shah attracted much attention on social media.

He had been nominated in the First Incident Report (FIR) filed by the father of Qandeel Baloch after her murder at the hands of her brother. He was also suspended by the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee. His family had distanced itself from his activities after a video surfaced of him being slapped by TikTok star Hareem Shah. After that video, his uncle Maulana Abdul Wahid had said that his cellphone was being confiscated and that he would be sent for psychiatric treatment.

The response from social media users to this latest video scandal meant that the Mufti became Pakistan's top Twitter trend on Tuesday night. Some on social media have expressed their regret and horror over having seen the uncensored footage of him. Others have taken the opportunity to note that there are double standards around such leaked videos in Pakistani society, with far more grave consequences for women. Social media commentators have also referred to the murder of Qandeel Baloch and the allegations on the Mufti stemming from that.