Patari comes under fire for promoting Mohsin Abbas Haider

Pakistan’s largest music streaming platform Patari has come under fire for promoting Mohsin Abbas Haider’s latest single titled Rooh.

The song is Mohsin’s first project following his public feud with former wife Fatima Sohail who accused him of domestic abuse and infidelity.

Here’s what Twitter has to say on the matter.

You say "versatile" but I think you mean "violent abuser". 🤔🤔🤔

Correct it pls thx pic.twitter.com/B374xR7RRW

— Hamna Zubair (@hamnazubair) November 29, 2019

Why, Patari? Why do you want to lose users? https://t.co/5OlLxPA7vB

— Dawar B. (@dawarhbutt) November 29, 2019

The versatile Mohsin Abbas – who can be a wife beater and a singer has cooked up something other than misogyny and violence this time. Please don’t watch or listen to this Abusers latest song. Don’t support abusers! There – fixed it for you Patari. No thanks needed! https://t.co/cCPAozR4kE

— Sehar Tariq (@sehartariq) November 29, 2019

Shame on you! Promoting a proven abuser! How long will they get away with it! Time to boycott both the singer and the platform! Rather I already have!

— Syeda Habibah Hussain Rizvi (@HHussai92842027) November 29, 2019

Unlike other names that may or may not have committed crimes against women, Mohsin Abbas Haider assaulted his pregnant wife, this is a fact. Reported, documented. Is there no accountability? Art is NOT separate from the person. Wake the fuck up and stop making excuses https://t.co/SlyMg5wwkC

— Manal Faheem Khan 🇵🇸 (@ManalFaheemKhan) November 29, 2019

Patari which is run by a man who harasses young women, features harassers like Ali Zafar (and caters to their whims) has added another feather to its (women-hating) hat by giving a platform to a man who physically assaulted his wife and cheated on her. https://t.co/rmz86Qrm5b

— 🇵🇸نوال (@namakpaara_) November 29, 2019

Not only Patari but several other celebrities including Abrarul Haq, Nausheen Shah, Mohib Mirza and Faakhir Mehmood have promoted Mohsin and sent him their best wishes.

Read more: Mohsin Abbas Haider or Fatima Sohail: Whose career are celebrities supporting?

In August 2019, Mohsin was found guilty of threatening his then-wife Fatema Sohail by a lower court in Lahore.

Fatema, in an explosive social media account posted on July 20 had alleged that Mohsin was domestically abusive and had hit her on multiple occasions. She later filed an FIR against Mohsin on grounds of abusive behaviour and that Mohsin extorted money from her.

While the court found Mohsin guilty of threatening his wife, he was found innocent of breach of trust and demanding money from his wife.

Read more: All you need to know about the Mohsin Abbas Haider controversy

Meanwhile, it is also pertinent to mention here that in May 2018, Pataris’ CEO Khalid Bajwa was accused of misusing his power to extract sexual favors out of women. Though Bajwa initially resigned from his positon, he was later secretly rehired by the company. Six of Patari’s original team members resigned in July of the same team after it was clear that Bajwa was not stepping down.

In August 2018, Patari allegedly complied to a request made by Ali Zafar to change the ranking of a song released by Meesha Shafi’s brother Faris Shafi. Zafar, who at the time had been accused of sexual harassment by Meesha apparently felt that the promotion of Faris’ song made it seem that Patari was on Meesha’s side in their legal dispute.