{"id":117066,"date":"2026-07-03T10:06:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T05:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=117066"},"modified":"2026-07-03T15:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T10:11:32","slug":"naeem-bukhari-backlash-grows-after-remarks-about-death-and-aging-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/naeem-bukhari-backlash-grows-after-remarks-about-death-and-aging-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Naeem Bukhari Backlash Grows After Remarks About Death and Aging Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"642\">Prominent Pakistani lawyer and political analyst <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Naeem Bukhari<\/span><\/span> has come under intense public criticism after comments he made during a recent podcast interview triggered widespread debate on social media.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"1084\">Appearing on a show hosted by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Mahnoor Lilla<\/span><\/span>, Bukhari shared his personal views on illness, aging, and death. During the conversation, he said that prolonged suffering due to serious illness is not a desirable way to live and suggested that a quick death would be preferable to spending years confined to a bed. He also remarked that if he ever found himself permanently bedridden, he would have preferred euthanasia.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"644\" data-end=\"1084\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-117068 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/naeem-bukhari-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/naeem-bukhari-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/naeem-bukhari-1-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/naeem-bukhari-1-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/naeem-bukhari-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/naeem-bukhari-1.avif 1200w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/naeem-bukhari-1-300x158.avif 300w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/naeem-bukhari-1-1024x538.avif 1024w, https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/naeem-bukhari-1-768x403.avif 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1086\" data-end=\"1364\">Reflecting on his personal experiences, Bukhari recalled that his father passed away within seconds. He contrasted that experience with witnessing another elderly man living through a prolonged illness, saying it reinforced his perspective on the quality of life during old age.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1747\">The remarks quickly spread across social media, where many users strongly disagreed with his opinions. Several people argued that life and death are determined by Allah and should not be viewed through personal preference. Others stressed that caring for elderly or ill parents is considered both a moral responsibility and a blessing, rejecting the idea that they become a burden.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1366\" data-end=\"1747\"><iframe title=\"Naeem Bukhari Once Again at Lunch With Lillas | Waqalat ka Safar | Exclusive Podcast 2026\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6sXOQtWEGHc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1749\" data-end=\"1971\">The interview has since generated widespread discussion online, with many users continuing to express disappointment over Bukhari&#8217;s comments while others debate the sensitive issues of aging, dignity, and end-of-life care.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1973\" data-end=\"2147\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prominent Pakistani lawyer and political analyst Naeem Bukhari has come under intense public criticism after comments he made during a recent podcast interview triggered widespread debate on social media. Appearing on a show hosted by Mahnoor Lilla, Bukhari shared his personal views on illness, aging, and death. During the conversation, he said that prolonged suffering [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":117069,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[2160,43506,43505,43504,41160,39962,40873,35277],"class_list":["post-117066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-pakistani-celebrities","tag-mahnoor-lilla","tag-naeem-bukhari","tag-naeem-bukhari-backlash","tag-pakistan-entertainment","tag-social-media-reaction","tag-trending-news","tag-viral-interview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117066","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117066"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117066\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117070,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117066\/revisions\/117070"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}