Pakistani television is screening what many call its most
controversial content yet in a ruthless quest for ratings: a talk-show host who
gives away babies live on air.
Aamir Liaquat Hussain, a bespectacled 41-year-old with a
neatly trimmed beard, gave away two abandoned infant girls to childless
families last month and plans to give away a baby boy this week.
"If we didn't find this baby, a cat or a dog would have
eaten it," Hussain proclaimed during one broadcast, before presenting a tiny
girl wrapped in pink and red to her new parents. The audience erupted with
applause.
Hussain is one of









