A dramatic confrontation unfolded at the capital’s iconic Lal Masjid when its administrator, Maulana Abdul Aziz, expelled Mufti Abdul Qavi from the premises at gunpoint, an incident that was captured on video and quickly went viral across social media platforms.

According to the footage, Mufti Abdul Qavi was sitting in the Darul Ifta of Jamia Hafsa, having tea with a group of scholars, when Maulana Abdul Aziz suddenly entered the room visibly armed and enraged. Without any formal exchange, the cleric ordered Mufti Qavi to leave immediately, warning, “Get out or I’ll shoot you.”

The video shows a visibly shaken Mufti Qavi hastily leaving the room. During the heated encounter, Maulana Abdul Aziz hurled severe allegations against Qavi, calling him a “thug” and threatening further action if he returned to the mosque. “If you come again, I’ll have you tied up and flogged,” he was heard saying.

Footage also shows Maulana Abdul Aziz walking toward the Darul Ifta holding a rifle and accompanied by armed guards. Upon arrival, he harshly confronted Mufti Qavi, repeating his threats and declaring, “I’ll shoot him. He’s a thug.”

Mufti Qavi later returned briefly to collect a forgotten bag before exiting the premises again. Speaking to the media afterward, he stated that he had visited Lal Masjid for Friday prayers and was invited by mosque scholars to discuss a religious matter when the incident occurred. “Maulana Abdul Aziz has expelled me from the house of God,” he said.

Maulana Abdul Aziz, meanwhile, expressed strong disapproval of Mufti Qavi’s presence and issued a stern warning to those who associate with him. “Anyone sitting with him in the future will face consequences.

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He is not a human being. He should be flogged wherever he is found. He brags about multiple marriages and has created his own religion,“ Aziz alleged.