Zakir Naik is wanted by the Indian authorities for alleged money laundering and inciting extremism through hate speeches. He left India in 2016.

Naik, who arrived in Pakistan at the invitation of the government on Tuesday for a month-long visit, was given a red-carpet welcome and subsequently met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.

Islamabad: NIA wanted and Fugitive Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s controversial behavior at an orphanage during his recent visit to Pakistan has gone viral on social media platforms, in which Naik leaves the stage as some orphan girls approached him.

Zakir Naik met with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday after arriving in the country on Monday.

Zakir Naik abruptly left an event in Pakistan where he was invited to present awards to orphan girls. He rejected the term 'daughters' for the girls and cited Islamic rules. Present in Pakistan for a lecture series,

Zakir Khan is visiting Pakistan at the government's invitation and will be provided with comprehensive security throughout his month-long stay in the country.

India on Friday condemned Pakistan for giving warm welcome to Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. Naik is living in Malaysia. He began a nearly month-long visit to Pakistan on Tuesday.

India has withheld controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s 'X' account, following Pakistan’s warm reception of Naik, a fugitive wanted in India for hate speech and money laundering charges. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed disappointment but noted that Pakistan’s actions were unsurprising.

Controversial radical Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is on a visit to Pakistan , sparked a controversy yet again by leaving the stage abruptly during an event when he saw girls getting on the stage on Wednesday.

Naik, wanted in India for alleged money laundering and inciting extremism through hate speeches, left the country in 2016.