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

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.

Naik said, “You cannot touch them [orphaned girls] or all them your daughters, adding that these girls are considered “non-mahrams”. Pakistanis call it “peak misogyny”.

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.