Pakistan Idol was actually a Pakistani version of the American show ‘American Idol’ which is also very popular in India as Indian Idol where it has run for more than a dozen seasons.
The first season of Pakistan Idol was aired about a decade ago and then it was restarted on a large scale a decade later.
It seemed to be a successful project due to the big-name judging panel and broadcasting on big channels, but now the show has been suspended. Although viewers were told that Pakistan Idol was not being aired due to war and economic problems, now the real truth is coming out.
The sudden suspension seemed suspicious in the presence of judges like Pakistan’s biggest singers Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Bilal Maqsood, actor and singer Fawad Khan and singer Zeb Bangash.
According to reports, photographer Ahsan Qureshi filed a case against the show for non-payment. Journalist Naeem Hanif exposed the truth of ‘Pakistan Idol’ during a program.
He said that this is not Pakistan Idol but ‘Fraud Idol’, all the vendors of the show, from graphics to lights, no one has been paid.
He claimed that the famous judges and artists, including Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Fawad Khan, are owed about Rs 500 million.
The journalist claimed that everyone is being pressured to remain silent and the company that makes the show is contacting them in different ways so that they cannot unite.
Naeem Hanif said that the show has become a disgrace, which is why its finale was neither recorded nor broadcast, even Ahsan Qureshi was contacted to convince him to pay and withdraw the case.
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