<p>A local court in Pakistan on Wednesday issued arrest warrants of <em>Hindi Medium</em> star Saba Qamar in a case registered against her and others for shooting a ‘dance video’ at a historical mosque in Lahore.</p>.<p>Lahore’s magisterial court issued the bailable warrants for Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed for constantly avoiding the court hearings. The court adjourned the hearing till October 6.</p>.<p>Lahore police last year registered a case against Qamar and Saeed under section 295 of the Pakistan Penal Code for alleged ‘desecration’ of Masjid Wazir Khan in the old city of Lahore.</p>.<p>According to the FIR, both actors had trampled upon the sanctity of the mosque by shooting a dance video and this act also sparked an outrage among the people of Pakistan.</p>.<p>The Punjab government had also sacked two senior officers in connection with violation of the mosque’s sanctity.</p>.<p>Following strong criticism and even death threats to her on social media, Qamar and Saeed had apologised for their act.</p>.<p>"It was the music video featuring a Nikah (marriage) scene. It was neither shot with any sort of playback music nor has it been edited to the music track,” she had said.</p>.<p>Qamar whose work in Bollywood movies received appreciation had also done a biopic of social media sensation Qandeel Baloch. She received death threats on social media for her "un-Islamic" action. She was warned on the social media that she might face the fate of Qandeel Baloch who was killed by her brother in 2016 for ‘disgracing the family honour’.</p>.<p>Different religious parties including Jamaat-i-Islami had also held demonstrations in the city demanding ‘strict punishment’ to artist couple for what they call committing sin. </p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></p>
<p>A local court in Pakistan on Wednesday issued arrest warrants of <em>Hindi Medium</em> star Saba Qamar in a case registered against her and others for shooting a ‘dance video’ at a historical mosque in Lahore.</p>.<p>Lahore’s magisterial court issued the bailable warrants for Qamar and singer Bilal Saeed for constantly avoiding the court hearings. The court adjourned the hearing till October 6.</p>.<p>Lahore police last year registered a case against Qamar and Saeed under section 295 of the Pakistan Penal Code for alleged ‘desecration’ of Masjid Wazir Khan in the old city of Lahore.</p>.<p>According to the FIR, both actors had trampled upon the sanctity of the mosque by shooting a dance video and this act also sparked an outrage among the people of Pakistan.</p>.<p>The Punjab government had also sacked two senior officers in connection with violation of the mosque’s sanctity.</p>.<p>Following strong criticism and even death threats to her on social media, Qamar and Saeed had apologised for their act.</p>.<p>"It was the music video featuring a Nikah (marriage) scene. It was neither shot with any sort of playback music nor has it been edited to the music track,” she had said.</p>.<p>Qamar whose work in Bollywood movies received appreciation had also done a biopic of social media sensation Qandeel Baloch. She received death threats on social media for her "un-Islamic" action. She was warned on the social media that she might face the fate of Qandeel Baloch who was killed by her brother in 2016 for ‘disgracing the family honour’.</p>.<p>Different religious parties including Jamaat-i-Islami had also held demonstrations in the city demanding ‘strict punishment’ to artist couple for what they call committing sin. </p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></p>