Anchorperson Ashfaq Ishaq Satti has claimed that TV anchor Rabia Anum would be responsible if any untoward incident happened, as he called for an end to media trial until the court decides the matter.

“Believe me I have reached this level after working hard for 17 years. I am thankful to you for the love you gave to me during this journey,” he said in a video statement on Instagram.

His clarification came after ARY News suspended him over allegations of domestic violence. The decision was taken after a first information report was registered against Satti on the complaint of his wife Nomaika Tahir Mehmood. She is apparently her second wife.

She shared the picture of FIR and her pictures on X. But the account now does not exist.

While speaking about the dispute with his second wife, he said that it was important to have both sides’ version of any matter. “Everything has two aspects,” Satti said and added that it was his quarrel with his wife was their matter.

He went on to add that husband and wife fight in every house, but his matter was exaggerated to deliberately destroy his reputation.

Satti, who was seen wearing a pink shirt in the seven-minute video, lamented the public reaction on social media to his personal life. He described himself as an “innocent person”.

The former news anchor of ARY News lamented that his personal life was being discussed everywhere. He stated that police were investigating the matter, adding that a media trial should not be conducted.

“There is no need for media courts when courts are seeing the matters,” he said.

Satti said that his second wife Nomaika’s demand to divorce his third wife was similar to blackmailing.

He added that anchorperson Rabia Anum was personally criticising him. The anchorperson said that his former colleague should have called him or sent him a message before making statements against him.

“I am suffering from mental torture because of Rabia’s comments. I, my wife, and children are receiving threatening phone calls. If anything happens to my family then Rabia will be responsible,” he said.