Actor Ahsan Khan, who is hosting a Ramzan show on TV this year, has come out to defend celebrities hosting Ramzan transmissions.
Lahore (Pakistan Point News – 7th May, 2019) tv channels hold special Ramzan transmissions and game shows during the holy month which have now become controversial for celebrities know little about islam and tend to preach it.
Celebrities have often come under fire for hosting Ramzan transmissions.
However, actor Ahsan Khan, who is hosting a Ramzan show on TV this year, has come out to defend celebrities hosting Ramzan transmissions.
"I'm a Muslim and I have a right to question and nobody can take my right away,” he said while speaking to Dawn newspaper.
“If I'm questioning the scholars on television while conducting this show or for that matter anybody who has an interest in doing so should not be stopped, should rather be invited to gain knowledge,” he further said.
Ahsan Khan said that he has been doing Ramzan shows since last five years and it has had a very positive impact on him. The actor said that he got to learn so much about Islam through his show.
Meanwhile, the Punjab Assembly has unanimously passed a resolution banning celebrities to host Ramzan transmission.
A resolution seeking a ban on celebrities hosting Ramzan transmissions was submitted in the Punjab Assembly last week by Pakistan Rah-e-Haq party's parliamentary leader Maulana Muhammad Muavia Azam.
With the resolution, the Punjab Assembly has requested the Federal government to ensure that TV channels display utmost respect for Ramzan in their transmissions.
The resolution stated that Ramzan transmissions are hosted by people who have no knowledge of Islam, adding that this upsets Muslims every year.
It demanded that only religious scholars should be invited to the programmes who have spent their entire life in teaching and learning the religion instead of people associated with the showbiz.
The resolution also called upon Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) to enforce the said ban.
