LAHORE: A court has fixed a date to indict actress Saba Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed for shooting a song at Wazir Khan Mosque.
The case was heard by a judicial magistrate as the singer appeared in the court along with his lawyer. Qamar was there clad in a burqa. The challan was submitted to the court by the prosecutor.
The court adjourned the hearing of the case till October 14 and ordered to provide copies of the challan to the accused at the next hearing. Both have been charged for violating the sanctity of the mosque by shooting the film.
The court had earlier issued arrest warrants for both artists in the case. During the last hearing, the court had cancelled the arrest warrants and ordered the collection of security bonds of Rs30,000 and ordered both to appear in person.
It may be recalled that in August last year, a video recording of a song ‘Qabool Hai’ went viral on social media. There was a hue and cry that the sanctity of the historic Wazir Khan Mosque was allegedly violated.
A case was registered against at Akbari police station in Lahore for violating the sanctity of the Wazir Khan Mosque. The video was widely condemned on social media, including social and religious circles.
