Uber-cool AC’s video goes viral; lashes out at people for calling him transgender. Hazim Bangwar has become the talk of the town since he was chosen to serve as the new assistant commissioner of North Nazimbad, Karachi. Photos of the 29-year-old have gone viral for all the wrong reasons. Due to his effeminacy and distinctive sense of style, many have accused him of “imitating women” and have labelled him as “female” or “transgender.”
People have also been sharing an alleged screenshot of a Twitter post supposedly made by Hazim in August, 2018, that features a rainbow flag with the tweet, “Happy Pride Month”. Hazim has assured that the post is “fake”. No such tweet can be found on Hazim’s official Twitter handle either.
In a recent address in response to the accusations and trolls, Hazim has said, “There are some misconceptions and misunderstandings that I would like to clear. Never have I ever held any colourful flag, neither have I ever posted a picture holding it — that’s fake, that’s not true. Never have I associated myself with any organisation either.”
Keep shining bro @HazimBangwar 👍
Never shared any colourful flags.— Rai Saqib Wazir Kharal (@iRaiSaqib) February 4, 2023
Shared by journalist Rai Saqib Kharal on his Twitter, Hazim, in his address adds, he lashes out at people for calling him transgender “About those calling me a transgender… I am not a transgender, I am male. I am not a woman, I’m a male. However, these speculations were a bit offensive. Not for me, personally. But the fact that these people were calling me a woman, and using it as an insult, that is offen to mothers, sisters, working women, female officers.”
He added, “They’re constantly reinforce the stereotype that being a woman, is bad. I am not a woman so this does not affect me personally. But what are you promoting? That being a woman is bad? Or being a third gender is bad? That is completely unfair. And I would say it is offensive. I feel offended on behalf of the women and the transgender community.”
His website states that Hazim earned his degree in fashion design and marketing from AIU, London, and subsequently pursued an LLB at a London-area university. He has collaborated with artists like Jessie J, Future, Ciara, Juelz, T-Pain, Jason Derulo, and Nicki Minaj. He is a fan of both music and design.
He launched his debut single, “Haram,” in 2019, and it was well welcomed in South Korea, Hungary, Egypt, and India. In 2021, he published Tujhko Bhulaya, his debut Urdu song, which has now received over 75,000 YouTube views.
One of Hazim’s initiatives on the welfare front is his foundation, HBF, which attempts to finance initiatives in Pakistan related to disaster response, education, and animal and environmental care. The WWF, SOS, Oceana, Amnesty International, Dar Ul Sakoon, Project Aware, and PETA are just a few of the local and international non-profit organisations that Bangwar has contributed to and supported.
