Mohammad Taqi, father of popular young vlogger Shiraz from Gilgit-Baltistan, has revealed why his son stopped making daily YouTube videos.

 

In a video titled “Shirazi Ki Kahani Meri Zubani” posted on his YouTube channel, Taqi explained Shiraz’s rise to fame and his eventual decision to step back from vlogging.

 

“I started noticing that Shiraz was feeling burdened making vlogs. I thought forcing daily vlogs on a child was unfair. He likes to play and study, and making daily videos just for viewership didn’t seem right anymore. Earlier he had passion for it, now he does it sometimes, sometimes not. I want Shiraz to get a good education, become a good person, and work for his village,” he said.

 

Many fans have praised Shiraz’s father for prioritizing his son’s well-being over online fame. Comments flooded social media, with viewers saying, “Thanks for understanding him🤍,” “Good parenting 👏,” and “Must respect for his father.” 

 

While talking about how Shiraz starting vloging, he revealed, “I saw a video of Shiraz on my wife’s phone where he was talking about our home,” Taqi said. “I posted the video on TikTok, and the next day it got 200,000 views. People were commenting how beautiful this kid is and asking for more videos.”

 

He added, “I posted two or three more videos on that account, then I created a YouTube channel [Shirazi Village Vlogs]. That’s the channel you are currently watching. It became Pakistan’s fastest growing YouTube channel at that time.”

 

Taqi also spoke about the media attention Shiraz received. “Shiraz made headlines in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistani media. We even got an invitation from the Prime Minister’s House. Shiraz met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. We requested the Prime Minister to solve a few local issues. We asked him to build a bandh [flood wall], a hospital, and a clean water system, but that work didn’t happen.”

 

Shiraz’s YouTube channel currently has 1.79 million subscribers, and his Instagram account has over two million followers.