Cultural analyst and orthopedic surgeon Dr. Omer Adil has made an important announcement in resolving a recent issue.
In July, during an appearance on the podcast Dil Ki Baat hosted by Zohaib Butt, Dr. Adil went on a misogynistic rant: “These anchors are somehow in touch with high profile Pakistanis. Female anchors are treated in an extraordinary manner. Nobody cares about the male anchor sitting next to the female anchor.”
Dr. Omer Adil added that even their show’s producers have no guts to instruct the women or criticize them on their mistakes. In fact, in those cases, producers leave the show and run away.
The arrest warrants were brought to the media by anchorperson Gharidah Farooqi through X (formerly twitter) who asked for an apology from Dr. Adil, which was not forthcoming for some time. Later, Dr. Adil was arrested on her complaint.
In a statement shared on her X (formerly Twitter) account, Gharida Farooqui wrote, “Dr. Omer Adil has been arrested after my legal request. Dr. Omer Adil made obscene, vulgar and defamatory allegations against me and all women working in the media on the digital platform; In which especially my name was taken. I gave an opportunity to Dr. Omer Adil in legal proceedings to apologize publicly, but he did not do so. Salute to all the law enforcement agencies who acted on my request for the protection of women. It is hoped that justice will be done and the perpetrators of crimes against women will be brought to an end, and women will get full protection in Pakistan.”
Farooqui also wrote in her tweet, “This arrest has been made by FIA, and all the officials of Cybercrime Wing Lahore, including DG FIA, deserve a lot of thanks and appreciation. They are doing the legal process in the best way with full professional responsibility.”
Dr. Omer Adil has now apologised: “This is an apology from my side Dr Omer Adil to the host and anchorperson, Gharidah Farooqi. This is completely an unconditional, whole hearted and sincere apology. I understand that she has been very hurt and distressed by a particular podcast which is being edited and completely manipulated by the host of the podcast.”
“I want to clarify that we are just two people working in the media, and I have the utmost respect for her as a professional. I could never imagine abusing or calling her names under any circumstances. If I have unintentionally hurt, I sincerely apologize, as it was never my intention to harm anyone, especially a woman working in journalism and television. I hope she can find it in her heart to forgive me and consider withdrawing her complaint if she deems it appropriate. I am willing to go to any extent necessary to apologize and make amends for the distress caused,” Dr. Omer Adil added.
