Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousaf suspended Mufti Abdul Qavi’s membership of Ruet-i-Hilal Committee

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Yousaf on Wednesday suspended Mufti Abdul Qavi’s membership of Ruet-i-Hilal Committee after pictures of him with model and Facebook celebrity Qandeel Baloch surfaced on social media.

The minister, who said the photos were 'controversial', also suspended the mufti’s membership in the National Ulema Mushaekh Council, a spokesman for the Ministry of Religious Affairs said.The matter of Mufti Abdul Qavi's photos has been referred to National Ulema Mushaekh Council for further procedure, the spokesperson added.

"Qavi will not be allowed to attend meetings of the Ruet-i-Hilal Committee and National Ulema Mushaekh Council until further orders. Mufti Qavi's fate will be decided after the opinion of the National Ulema Mushaekh Council regarding his selfies and behavior," the spokesman said.

On Monday, Pakistan's infamous social media sensation Qandeel Baloch uploaded selfies on her Facebook and Twitter accounts with Mufti Abdul Qavi, which went viral.

Baloch shot to fame in Pakistan in 2014 after a video of her pouting for the camera and asking "How em looking?" went viral.