Zakir Naik, controversial Islamic preacher, gets grand welcome in Pakistan

Zakir Naik, a controversial Islamic preacher who is wanted for alleged money laundering charges by the Indian authorities, landed in Pakistan on Monday, where he received a grand welcome. Zakir Naik is visiting the neighbouring country for the first time since 1992, when he met religious scholar Dr Israr Ahmed in Lahore.

Zakir Naik, controversial Islamic preacher, arrives in Pakistan(X)

Upon his arrival at the Islamabad International airport, Naik and his son, Fariq Naik, an Islamic scholar, were received by top government leaders, including the chairman of the Pakistan Prime Minister's Youth Program, Rana Mashhood, and the additional secretary of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Syed Atta-ur-Rehman, reported The Tribune.

He also posted a video on X flaunting the security provided to him by the Pakistani government. In the video, as he walked out of the flight, he was greeted with a bouquet of flowers.