Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi passes away in Lahore

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Thu, 19 Nov 2020, 11:52 PM

ISLAMABAD, Nov 19 (APP): Allama 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.

“عالم اسلام کیلئے عظیم سانحہ”
کروڑوں عاشقان رسول کے دل کی دھڑکن، امیر تحریک لبیک پاکستان قبلہ شیخ الحدیث والتفسیر امیر المجاہدین قائد عالم اسلام علامہ حافظ خادم حسین رضوی دارفانی سے وصال فرما گئے۔
إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
— Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (@MarkazTLP) November 19, 2020

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.

On the passing of Maulana Khadim Hussain Rizvi my condolences go to his family. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) November 19, 2020

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

General Qamar Javed Bajwa,#COAS, expresses heartfelt condolence on the sad demise of Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi. “May Allah Almighty bless the departed soul in eternal peace, Ameen” COAS.
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) November 19, 2020

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

اِنَّا لِلّٰہِ وَاِنَّآ اِلَیْہِ رَاجِعُوْنَ
سربراہ تحریک لبیک پاکستان علامہ خادم حسین رضوی کی وفات پر انکے اہل خانہ اور چاہنے والوں سے دلی تعزیت کرتے ہیں
اللہ تعالٰی مرحوم کی بخشش فرمائیں اور تمام پسماندگان کو صبر عطا کریں۔ آمین
— Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (@Dr_FirdousPTI) November 19, 2020

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

علامہ خادم حسین رضوی کی اچانک وفات سے دلی صدمہ ہوا۔ اہل خانہ اور تحریک لبیک کے کارکنان و ذمہ داران کے غم میں برابر کے شریک ہیں، اظہار تعزیت کرتے ہیں اور اللہ تعالی کے حضور ان کی مغفرت کے لیے دعاگو ہیں۔ اللہ تعالی انھیں جنت الفردوس میں جگہ دے اور لواحقین کو صبرجمیل سے نوازے۔ آمین
— Siraj ul Haq (@SirajOfficial) November 19, 2020

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s consistent stance on Kashmir

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Shafek Koreshe

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Tue, 27 Oct 2020, 10:14 PM

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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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Shafek Koreshe

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Thu, 22 Oct 2020, 12:36 AM

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By Shafek Koreshe

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

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.

Indian disinformation accounts are exploiting Pakistan’s current political crisis and falsely claiming that the country is now experiencing urban warfare and other serious instability. Dangerous and disturbing; several of these accounts are verified, with large followings. Ugh.
— Michael Kugelman (@MichaelKugelman) October 21, 2020

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.

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.

Indian media propaganda at its peak & sadly fueled by the PDM circus.
Both social & economic indicators of Pakistan are showing positive signs.
The artificially manufactured food inflation is being brought under control as well.
Pakistan on the rise under PM @ImranKhanPTI
— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) October 22, 2020

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.

#Indian media is deeply involved in a fake, fabricated and malicious propaganda campaign to malign state institutions of #Pakistan.@Twitter needs to take action against Indian Social Media accounts who are involved in nefarious attacks of fake news against Pakistan.
— Shehryar Afridi (@ShehryarAfridi1) October 21, 2020

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.

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 😂
— Fakhr-e-Alam (@falamb3) October 21, 2020

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.

A little investigation would have informed @ZeeNewsEnglish that it wasn’t a bomb blast in ‘civil war’ in Pakistan but gas leak in Karachi. Whither truth, objectivity, balance and fairness in reporting? https://t.co/RaZ81Tx96C
— Farhatullah Babar (@FarhatullahB) October 21, 2020

“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.

An Aircraft shot during civil war in Karachi… and the pilot captured…
#Karachicivilwar #IndianMedia pic.twitter.com/Al5iWx6jOe
Some of the selected tweets
Indian media propaganda at its peak & sadly fueled by the PDM circus.
Both social & economic indicators of Pakistan are showing positive signs.
The artificially manufactured food inflation is being brought under control as well.
Pakistan on the rise under PM @ImranKhanPTI
— Ali Haider Zaidi (@AliHZaidiPTI) October 22, 2020
— Fasih Uddin (@Fasih_Uddin) October 21, 2020

Captain Amir Liaquat Hussain leading the #CivilWarinPakistan, targeted Sindh Police positions with 2 grenades at a time from a single RPG. 👏 pic.twitter.com/VVDeI8y4Rh
— Kashif Ali (@KaschifAli) October 21, 2020

Live scene from #CivilWarInPakistan
This is civil war at its peak. pic.twitter.com/EOBXWjJMZv
— Mustafa T. Wynne (@mustafa_wynne) October 21, 2020

Pakistan strengthened global digital connectivity with deployment of SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system

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Zaka Ullah Ch

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Sat, 22 Nov 2025, 11:11 PM

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ISLAMABAD, Nov 22 (APP):Pakistan has strengthened its global digital connectivity with the deployment of the SEA-ME-WE 6 submarine cable system, a 19,200-km high-capacity fibre network linking Pakistan to countries between Singapore and France.

Offering more than 100 Tbps of total capacity, SEA-ME-WE 6 will provide one of the lowest-latency routes between Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Western Europe, according to a news release of the ministry of IT.

The consortium includes Transworld Associates (Pakistan), Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company, Bharti Airtel, Dhiraagu, Djibouti Telecom, Mobily, Orange, Singtel, Sri Lanka Telecom, Telecom Egypt, Telekom Malaysia, and Telin.

SEA-ME-WE 6 features more fibre pairs and more than double the capacity of previous SEA-ME-WE systems, enhancing resilience and diversification across high-traffic Asia-Europe routes through trans-Egypt geo-diversified crossings and landing points.

The system enables rapid scalability, improved fault protection, and lower total network ownership costs for participating service providers, while adding an essential new redundancy layer to the global internet backbone.

Under this deployment, Pakistan has been allocated a total of 13.2 Tbps, with 4 Tbps being activated immediately—expanding the country’s international bandwidth capacity and enhancing support for cloud services, data centres, fintech, e-commerce, streaming, and the broader digital economy.

Thai envoy calls on Governor Punjab

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Zaka Ullah Ch

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Sat, 22 Nov 2025, 11:07 PM

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LAHORE, Nov 22 (APP):The Ambassador of Kingdom of Thailand to Pakistan Rongvudhi Virabutr called on Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan and discussed boosting bilateral ties during a meeting at the Governor’s House here on Saturday.

Speaking on the occasion, Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan said that Pakistan

and Thailand enjoy close and cordial relations. He said that the bilateral relations between the two countries are valued. He said that there are historical monuments of Buddha in Taxila in Punjab.

The Governor of Punjab said that there are vast possibilities to promote relations between the two countries in the field of religious tourism.

He said that the tree planted on the occasion of the visit of the King of Thailand to Lahore is present in the Governor House.

Governor Punjab said that there are vast opportunities to promote bilateral cooperation in various sectors, including tourism in Pakistan. The Governor of Punjab said that Pakistan wants good relations with all countries, including its neighboring countries.

Ambassador Rongvudhi Virabutr said that Lahore is a city with a historical and beautiful culture.

He reiterated his commitment to promote relations between Pakistan and Thailand in trade, culture and tourism.

The Thai envoy thanked the government for the proper care of the monuments of Buddha.

The Ambassador of Thailand and the delegation also visited historic Governor’s House.

NDU delegation calls on CM

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Sat, 22 Nov 2025, 11:05 PM

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LAHORE, Nov 22 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met a delegation of participants of the 27th National Security Workshop of the National Defence University (NDU) here on Saturday and briefed them on her government’s various public welfare, governance and development initiatives.

The CM said that Punjab was moving ahead with a clear commitment to merit, transparency and service delivery. She welcomed the participants, responded to their questions and underlined that Pakistan stands proud of its defence and diplomatic achievements following the success of Operation Bunyan-um-Marsus.

The CM said her government had launched numerous welfare, infrastructure and service-improvement initiatives across Punjab, with many more in progress. She said inequitable resource distribution and lack of accountability weakened public-sector performance in the past, but her administration was working to correct structural deficiencies. She added that Punjab successfully saved millions of people and livestock during recent floods, while timely medical action prevented infectious outbreaks. She noted that Pakistan’s climate initiatives had been globally appreciated, as Punjab intensified smog-control measures through smog guns, crop residue management and zigzag kiln technology, supported by digital monitoring. She said cross-border crop burning continued to affect Lahore’s air quality, but overall improvement was visible.

CM Maryam Nawaz said meaningful governance required courage and timely decisions, not fear of reaction or loss of votes. She said her government took action against encroachments despite resistance, adding that strict adherence to merit remained Punjab’s guiding principle. No recruitment had been made on political grounds, she said.

She said women were serving for the first time as ministers, secretaries, commissioners, deputy commissioners and DPOs, reflecting Punjab’s commitment to inclusive governance.

The CM said the government’s policy of not purchasing wheat prevented middlemen from profiteering, and Punjab remained the only province where prices of wheat, flour and bread had not increased. She said inflation had fallen sharply from 40 per cent to 4 per cent, giving relief to low-income households. She noted that cooperation from the bureaucracy had strengthened governance, adding that work was underway on 1,650 roads spanning 30,000 kilometres, with billions saved through e-tendering. She said the government was expanding transport facilities, providing wheelchairs on all e-buses, and constructing a modern burn centre, orthopedic hospital and Pakistan’s first government cancer hospital, now nearing completion.

Maryam Nawaz Sharif said first-stage cancer was being treated effectively through ablation technology, while Punjab’s air ambulance service had saved dozens of lives by ensuring emergency transfers within the golden hour. She said 7,000 out of 15,000 planned pediatric heart surgeries had been completed under the Children’s Heart Card initiative, and a 1,000-bed cardiology hospital for children was under construction. She added that Punjab was moving towards mechanized agriculture, and 300,000 cattle had been added to promote livestock development. She said field visits, including to tandoors to check prices and quality of roti, were essential for firsthand assessment. She added that thermal imaging drone cameras helped rescue millions of people and animals during floods.

Discussing development plans, the CM said the Lahore Development Plan and Punjab Development Program would transform cities and villages. Punjab had launched the world’s largest mechanized waste management system, she said, adding that education remained the best route to equality and the government was providing home-based business opportunities for women. She said creating more provinces would further divide the country and emphasised that Punjab was the only province taking concrete steps for environmental protection.

She said Punjab was opening economic zones and industrial estates to investors, and “even free land” would be offered to attract investment. The Garment City Plug-and-Play project was ready for launch, she noted. She said Punjab currently had 2,400 MW of electricity and her aim was to lower the per-unit cost to Rs 16–17. Projects worth trillions of rupees continued without corruption allegations, she said, expressing hope that Punjab would be corruption-free in five years. She said political opponents resorted to personal attacks, but she would respond with performance, not rhetoric.

Maryam Nawaz Sharif said the government was working to make educational institutions drug-free. The head of the NDU delegation thanked the Chief Minister for the comprehensive briefing, while participants appreciated the Punjab government’s wide-ranging public welfare initiatives.