PTI MNA Aamir Liaquat passes away in Karachi

Islamabad, June 9 PTI MNA and well known television show host Aamir Liaquat passed away in Karachi, DIG East Muquddas Haider told Dawn on Thursday.
Liaquat was 49 years old. He was married thrice.
Police said Liaquat’s health deteriorated early in the morning after which he was moved to the Aga Khan University Hospital, where he was later declared dead. He added that initial reports show no foul play; however, the post-mortem examination of the politician/host will be conducted at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre.
Meanwhile, National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf adjourned the session, which started earlier on Thursday, till 5pm on Friday after receiving news of Liaquat’s death.
Liaquat had joined the PTI in March 2018 and was elected as MNA from Karachi in the general elections held later that year. He had later fallen out with the party.
He had earlier been a key leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and had parted ways with the party in August 2016, saying at the time that he was leaving politics.
Liaquat had been working in the media industry for several years now. In 2001, he joined Geo TV where he hosted Aalim Online, a religious programme that gained him a large following.
Over the past few years, Liaquat had hosted Ramazan transmissions on both Geo TV and Bol News.
The last show he hosted was Bol House with Amir Liaquat.