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Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi passes away in Lahore

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ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (APP): APP Digital NewsAllama Khadim Hussain Rizvi, the leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan breathed his last Thursday night at Lahore, his party announced. He was 55.

No reason for his death was given. His party officials said he was rushed to a hospital after he had problem breathing and had fever for past few days. However he was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital.

Senior TLP leader Syed Inayat-ul-Haq Shah also confirmed the news and asked the TLP workers to proceed to Lahore to participate in his last rites. The Tehreek-e-Labbaik announced that his funeral would be held on Saturday at 10 in the morning at Minar-e-Pakistan.

Videos on several social media accounts showed large number of his followers rushing to his home and crying over his sad demise.

The fire brand clerk was known for his protest marches, that often became violent and created law and order problems. His last protest was relatively shorter at Faizabad and ended only after a two day blockade of the twin cities on Monday.

Immediately after the confirmation of the news condolences poured in from all sections of society; including the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, Information Minister, Chief of Army Staff, Chief Minister Punjab and political leaders of many parties.

Prime Minister Imran Khan in a tweet expressed his grief over the sad demise of Allama Khadim Rizvi and conveyed condolences to his family.

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa also conveyed his condolences over the demise of the TLP leader.

 

Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Special Assistant to the Chief Minister on Information in Punjab also expressed grief over his sad demise.

Amir Jamat Islami also expressed his grief and prayed to Allah Almighty to bless the departed soul.

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s consistent stance on Kashmir

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Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stance on Kashmir at international fora to highlight gruesome human rights violations by India

 

Indian media’s fake “civil war” in Pakistan, falls flat on face

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In an abortive attempt to create diversion from Narendra Modi’s human rights abuses in Kashmir, the Indian media went berserk by propagating fake news about a “civil war” like situation in Karachi, triggering a hilarious response from the twitterati in Pakistan, who enjoyed every bit of the ridiculous reports.

#CivilWarInPakistan and #KarachiCivilWar were in no time the top trends, with the young twitter users going crazy by posting video clips from action movies, comics, images of the Indian MiG pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, shot down by Pakistan Air Force inside Pakistan’s territory, as scenes from the Civil War, getting an equally enthusiastic response with numerous retweets and likes.

The arrest of PML-N leader Captain (Retd) Safdar on charges of political sloganeering at Quaid’s Mausoleum and leave applications by senior police officers was exploited by the top Indian news channels, who portrayed an administrative issue as a “civil war” and went to the extent of even reporting casualties, and armed clashes.

Indian Media ditches professionalism to dip at to its lowest 

#FakeNews CNN18News
#FakeNews CNN18News

The news reports were part of a persistent barrage of fake news from Indian mainstream media and its RAW controlled assets on social media over the past few months. The trend has witnessed a sharp spike as part of India’s fifth generation war (5GW) against Pakistan.

Pakistan’s Foreign Office on the “malicious and fabricated propaganda” by Indian mainstream and social media claiming civil unrest in Pakistan, said planting such baseless stories were reflective of the “Pakistan-obsessed BJP-RSS” mindset.

“Needless to say that Indian media continues to hit new lows,” he said, when asked to respond over the series of fake news flashed as breaking news across the Indian media about a “civil war in Pakistan”.

“Indian media continues to hit new lows”: FO

The Spokesperson said through “peddling fake news and running propaganda machinery”, India could not wash away the truth about its own gross and systematic human rights violations in Indian Ilelgally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).

“Rather than reporting on humanitarian crisis in IIOJK, the Indian media chooses to spread fake and sensational news about Pakistan to detract from core issues,” he said.

5th Gen War – Twitterati bust RAW’s #Fake letter attributed to COAS

 

#FakeNews - Yet another figment of imagination of Indian Media
#FakeNews – Yet another figment of imagination of Indian Media

The Indian media tried hard to appease its own consumers and to create a diversion from its human rights abuses in occupied Kashmir. However in its abortive attempt it created history by churning out fake news overpowered by the anti-Pakistan hysteria, undermining its professional ethics and credibility.

#FakeNews - India Today with its concocted news story
#FakeNews – India Today with its concocted news story

The unleashing of the Indian media did not go unnoticed, as Michael Kugelman, deputy director at the @AsiaProgram and South Asia senior associate @TheWilsonCenter in a tweet pointed that the Indian disinformation accounts were exploiting Pakistan’s current political crisis, and “falsely claiming that the country is no experiencing urban warfare.”

He described the trend as “dangerous and disturbing”, as several of these accounts were verified and had huge followings.

Minister for Human Rights Dr Shireen Mazari said the Indian media was in “hyper drive with fake news on Pakistan” and regretted that it was “unfortunate that Twitter is [deliberately ignoring it].”

All major media outlets in so-called world’s biggest democracy decimated all journalistic norms as none bothered to fact-check such a huge gaffe. India’s News18, India Today, Zee News, India.com and several others quoted the International Herald which showed old videos of bomb explosions in Pakistan and portrayed it as the ongoing civil war.

#FakeNews - Indian International Herald tweet
#FakeNews – Indian International Herald tweet

The Institute of Policy Research in a report said their data indicates a pattern of Indian propaganda against Pakistan on digital media that grew exponentially after 2018 General Elections in #Pakistan. The propaganda hovers around largely 4 key themes.

IPRI Timeline of Indian Propaganda
IPRI Timeline of Indian Propaganda

Minister for Ports and Shipping pointed that the Indian propaganda was at its peak and “sadly fueled by the PDM Circus.” He said the food inflation was artificially manufactured, but was being brought under control.

Minister for Kashmir Affairs also lambasted the “fake, fabricated and malicious propaganda campaign to malign State institutions of Pakistan. He urged @Twitter to take action against Indian accounts for #FakeNews against Paksitan.

However, this idiocy of Indian media gave the Twitterati a perfect chance to enjoy as the microblogging site was flooded with messages to ridicule the Indian media’s insanity.

“Karachi civil war has gotten so bad that my food panda delivery boy had to crawl through mine fields carrying his AK47, RPG & 9mm along with my nihari and Biryani. This thing is getting so serious. Multiple cows have been killed & people are dying of over eating. #IndianMedia,” commented renowned singer Fakhr-e-Alam.

Besides numerous other fake photos, the Indian media also used an image of a building collapsed following a gas leakage blast in Karachi earlier in the day to substantiate its fake news of civil war.

“A little investigation would have informed Zee News that it wasn’t a bomb blast in ‘civil war’ in Pakistan but the result of a  gas leak in Karachi. Whither truth, objectivity, balance and fairness in reporting?,” said Farhatullah Babr, former senator of Pakistan Peoples Party which rules Sindh province.

“An Aircraft shot during civil war in Karachi… and the pilot captured…,” commented another Twitter user Fasihuddin while sharing the images of Indian aircraft MiG-21 and captured injured pilot Abhinandan following an aerial dogfight during India-Pakistan standoff in 2019.

MD IMF praises Pakistan’s economic reforms

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): Managing Director International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva praised Pakistan government’s economic reforms led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

While speaking to media at the World Economic Forum in Davos, she said, “I have the utmost respect for Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.”

“The Prime Minister is serious about positive change and development in Pakistan. When Shehbaz Sharif sets out to do something, he completes it,” she remarked.

“We have met several times, and in the meetings, we discuss the achievement of previously set goals and new development goals,” she said adding, “I highly appreciate the seriousness of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his cabinet for Pakistan’s development and the implementation of the difficult reform agenda for Pakistan’s betterment.”

She said the IMF had been working constructively with Pakistan for a long time and the Pakistani government was implementing reforms in earnest.

“The government’s actions are starting to bear fruit,” she said adding, “For the first time, budgetary discipline has been seen and resources are being spent for positive changes in the lives of the people.”

Heavy snowfall: Pakistan Army continues rescues, relief operations in various parts

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP): The Pakistan Army is actively carrying out rescue and relief operations following heavy snowfall in various parts of the country, including Tirah, Mohmand, Kalam, Swat, Murree, Azad Kashmir, Zhob and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Army teams are engaged in clearing highways and roads blocked by snow to ensure smooth traffic flow. Army Jawans are also rescuing elderly people, women and children stranded in affected areas and shifting them to safer locations.
The Pakistan Army is also providing food, shelter and warm clothing to those affected by the severe weather. Special arrangements have been made to cater to the needs of children, the elderly and persons with disabilities.
These efforts reflect the state’s commitment to ensuring the safety and security of its citizens during difficult times.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah addresses the Sindh Assembly on the Gul Plaza fire tragedy.

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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah addresses the Sindh Assembly on the Gul Plaza fire tragedy.
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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presides over a meeting at the CM House to approve funding for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of road infrastructure under the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Town Municipal Corporations (TMCs).

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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presides over a meeting at the CM House to approve funding for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of road infrastructure under the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) and Town Municipal Corporations (TMCs).
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Chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, addressing to the students at the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Awarding Ceremony in Lahore College Women University.

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Chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, addressing to the students at the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Awarding Ceremony in Lahore College Women University.
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Chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan, addressing to the students at the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Awarding Ceremony in Lahore College Women University.
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LAHORE: January 23 – Group photo of students of Lahore College Women University with the Chairman Prime Minister’s Youth Programme, Rana Mashhood Ahmad Khan on the occasion of Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Awarding Ceremony. APP/AHF/ABB

Minister of State for Finance and Railways, Mr. Bilal Azhar Kiyani, Mr. Justice Shahid Waheed, Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan, Dr.Omer A. Oseni Secretary General OIC-AC, at the International Conference on “Strengthening Investor Confidence through Alternative Dispute Resolution”.

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Minister of State for Finance and Railways, Mr. Bilal Azhar Kiyani, Mr. Justice Shahid Waheed, Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan, Dr.Omer A. Oseni Secretary General OIC-AC, at the International Conference on “Strengthening Investor Confidence through Alternative Dispute Resolution”.
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PM grieved over loss of lives in Chitral avalanche

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LONDON, Jan 23 (APP):Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Friday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of precious lives due to an avalanche in Chitral.
He directed the concerned federal rescue and relief agencies to intensify relief operations in cooperation with the provincial government.
He directed the administration to take steps to immediately transport the victims to safe places.
He also directed the Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to monitor the situation after snowfall in the mountainous areas of the country and maintain contact with the concerned agencies, so that any untoward situation can be dealt with.

Business community, taxpayers deserve protection, says FTO Zafar Hijazi

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RAWALPINDI, Jan 23 (APP): Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO), Zafar-ul-Haq Hijazi on Friday assured traders redressal of their concerns saying they deserve respect and protection of their rights. He termed taxpayers real benefactors of the country in during prevailing economic challenges facing Pakistan.
FTO Zafar Hijazi said this while addressing the business community during his visit to the Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI), assuring them relief-oriented measures. He said that every possible step would be taken to safeguard the rights of taxpayers. He emphasized that upcoming budget proposals would ensure an end to harassment of tax filers. He informed the participants that the time for registering complaints against the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and filing appeals has been reduced to just one day.
“Now complaints will be reviewed and appeals will be fixed within a single day,” he said, adding that his priority is to provide maximum relief to businessmen.

RCCI President Mr. Usman Shauka on the occasion highlighted the importance of the Federal Tax Ombudsman as a key institution and appreciated its role in timely resolution of traders’ complaints. He said that the FTO has played an effective role in addressing issues faced by the business community.

Group Leader RCCI Sohail Altaf said that the confidence of the business community in the FTO office has significantly increased. He clarified that traders have no objection to paying taxes; rather, their concerns relate to the procedures adopted by FBR. He pointed out that as withholding agents, the business community collects and deposits taxes for FBR free of cost, yet no credit or recognition is given. He demanded that businessmen should be given the status of partners of FBR in tax collection.
During the event, traders expressed satisfaction and confidence that office of the Federal Tax Ombudsman would certainly address their issues.

Senior Vice President Khalid Farooq Qazi, Vice President Fahad Barlas, former presidents of RCCI, Vice President FPCCI Tariq Jadoon, Executive Committee members, and a large number of chamber members were also present on the occasion.

Minister, senior officials review tourist facilities, traffic management on Murree Expressway

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MURREE, Jan 23 (APP):Punjab Minister for Communications Malik Sohaib Ahmed Bherth, accompanied by Commissioner Rawalpindi Engineer Aamir Khattak, Deputy Commissioner Murree Agha Zaheer Abbas Shirazi and District Police Officer Murree Dr Muhammad Raza Tanveer Sipra, visited the Murree Expressway at Masyari on Friday to review arrangements for tourists in the wake of recent snowfall.
The visit included briefings from heads of various district departments on overall tourist facilities, traffic management and administrative measures implemented by the district administration.
Officials focused on guiding tourists, ensuring adequate parking, controlling traffic and providing timely access to emergency services. Machinery and personnel were instructed to remain on high alert along main roads, connecting routes and key tourist spots to maintain smooth traffic flow.
All departments were directed to provide every possible facility to visitors, with strict instructions that negligence would not be tolerated and that public safety remained the highest priority.
The officials also emphasised coordination among relevant agencies to guarantee effective and uninterrupted services for tourists during the snowy conditions.

Federal Ombudsman serving as strong shield against public maladministration

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP):Federal Ombudsman Ejaz Ahmed Qureshi has said that the institution of the Federal Ombudsman serves as a strong shield against maladministration in government departments.
He stated that on January 24, 2026, the Federal Ombudsman completed 43 years of its establishment. Over the decades, the institution has played a key role in promoting transparency and in building a governance system free from maladministration in Pakistan,said in a Press release issued here on Friday.
The Federal Ombudsman noted that due to the institution’s interventions, maladministration has not only been curbed but the performance of government departments has also improved. He added that the initiatives of the Federal Ombudsman are an important part of the national agenda for promoting transparency and accountability.
Since its establishment, the Federal Ombudsman has provided justice to approximately 2.6 million citizens, resulting in indirect relief to 2.6 million families across the country.
During the year 2025, the Federal Ombudsman decided 261,101 complaints, with 96.8 percent of the decisions fully implemented. Furthermore, 91 percent of the complaints were resolved within the prescribed period of 60 days.
The Federal Ombudsman also resolved 137,152 complaints of overseas Pakistanis during 2025. Through 166 Open Katcheries and 232 OCR (Outreach Complaint Resolution) programs, thousands of complainants were provided justice at their doorsteps.
Under the Informal Resolution of Disputes (IRD) program, 7,356 complaints were resolved amicably. Overall, more than 400,000 complainants were granted relief during 2025.
The Federal Ombudsman issued decisions amounting to Rs. 10.2 billion in free relief during the year.
The Federal Ombudsman functions as a people’s court for resolving complaints against federal government institutions and for improving governance. Separate Commissioners are working within the institution to address complaints of overseas Pakistanis and children.
Any citizen can file a complaint with the Federal Ombudsman against maladministration in federal government departments. Complaints are decided within 60 days, without any fee and without the need for a lawyer.
For registering complaints against federal government institutions, citizens may contact the Federal Ombudsman’s Helpline 1055. For children’s complaints, Helpline 1056 is available.
Complaints can also be submitted from home through post, email, mobile application, or online platforms.
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