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Dr Zakir Naik gets Saudi Arabian citizenship

RIYADH: Ministry of Interior Saudi Arabia on Friday granted citizenship to Indian religious scholar Dr. Zakir Naik, who is believed to be currently staying in the Kingdom.

Naik, 51, was granted the nationality after Saudi King Salman intervened into the matter in order to protect the preacher from arrest by the International Police Organisation, Interpol.

Naik left India last year after some perpetrators of the Dhaka terror attack claimed they were inspired by him. Indian courts issued a second arrest warrant for the scholar in connection with his alleged role in a terror-related case. He also faces money laundering allegations.

Indian media reported that the country’s enforcement officials were moving to revoke his passport and request Interpol issue an arrest warrant for him.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.