Anchor Amir Liaquat has been arrested in Myanmar by the immigration authorities, Bol News reported on Saturday.
In his conversation with the TV channel before his abrupt detention, it was reported that authorities were questioning Amir in context of his tweets and TV shows.
It is also pertinent to mention that Dr Liaquat was making a video message of his own when the immigration authorities got hold of him. No one has heard of him since then.
Earlier, it was reported Amir Liaquat along with Waqar Zaka had reached Myanmar. Both of the celebrities set off for Myanmar in what they called an attempt to help the persecuted community.
The world has taken the Burmese government to task over the plight of Rohingya Muslims. The stories of their immense persecution have been brought to light by various news outlets. The Rohingya exodus to Bangladesh has crossed the figure of 300,000. Around 1,000 people have been feared dead in the crisis. Muslim villages in Burma’s Rakhine state were burned to the ground as hundreds of thousands fled.
The incidents’ videos and messages coming out from the directly affected are heart-wrenching. As a result, in general, people all across the world have been criticising the Burmese government for their heavy handed policies. In Pakistan, the outcry was immense. People took to streets to protest and called on the UN to act on the crisis. Many Pakistani politicians and famous personalities also took to the social media and even streets to condemn the atrocities.
One of the famous personalities, Waqar Zaka was the one to initiate the mission.
@AamirLiaquat Lets go Burma together bhai, last time I got arrested so need press visa access, let’s rescue atleast one family.
— Waqar Zaka (@ZakaWaqar) September 4, 2017
To this, Dr Aamir Liaquat had responded almost immediately:
Let’s Go … I am going to Apply #UN Journalist Visa https://t.co/EFWd7iE3zT
— Aamir Liaquat Husain (@AamirLiaquat) September 4, 2017
On social media, the two celebrities were updating Pakistanis on their plans:
Leaving for #Myanmar
بورڈنگ کارڈ بھی اس لیے ڈالا کہ ہم دونوں اکانومی میں سفر کرتے ہوئے جارہے ہیں کیونکہ یہاں تقلید کم اور تنقید زیادہ ہے pic.twitter.com/NwuPXTMoKC— Aamir Liaquat Husain (@AamirLiaquat) September 8, 2017
Earlier, in 2015, Waqar Zaka had set foot in Myanmar and helped distribute aid to the Rohingya community on his own. He had been praised all across Pakistan and was dubbed as the only media personality from Pakistan to set foot in Myanmar to physically help out the Rohingya Muslims.
