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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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Shafek Koreshe
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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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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.

ACS opens EBiz Punjab Facilitation Centre in Multan

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Asif Jalal
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MULTAN, Nov 07 (APP): Additional Chief Secretary South Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani formally inaugurated the EBiz Punjab Facilitation Centre at the MDA headquarters here Friday, opening a new era of public service through e-governance model of an emerging Digital Punjab, eliminating chances of corruption.
A large number of government officials, business community and citizens, including Commissioner Multan Amir Karim Khan, Director General MDA Rashid Irshad witnessed the ACS Rabbani cutting the ribbon to open the citizens’ digital access to all facilities.
While talking to media persons, the Additional Chief Secretary said that the EBiz Center was a one-window solution to citizens and business community to avail all services of MPA without interacting with officials. The center is a practical example of the vision of e-governance and digital Punjab and the problems of the people will be solved with the activation of this facility center.
 The Punjab government is taking all steps for the convenience of the people digitally under public interest to wipe out corruption. The platform will enable citizens get NOC, maps and other approvals online from the comfort of their home besides eliminating chances of corruption and undue office delays.  All MDA services will be available under one roof for citizens and business community in the EPZ center.
“It will save citizens time and money and relieve them of the hassle of traveling.”
The ACS South Punjab Fuad Hashim Rabbani also distributed EBiz Commercial Letters among citizens availing MDA services.

Faisalabadis to enjoy ‘Mera Sohna Faisalabad’ event next month

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Asif Jalal
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FAISALABAD, Nov 07 (APP): As per the vision of Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the divisional administration has decided to organised a mega event “Mera Sohna Faisalabad” next month to provide recreational facilities and introducing the people with district culture.
Chairing a meeting here on Friday, the Commissioner Raja Jahangir Anwar said instructed for holding paintings, poetry, film festival, writing, photography, national songs, calligraphy, and other cultural events and said that registration in all categories will be made through a dashboard.
He directed attractive prizes for winners in all categories. He also constituted a General Management Committee for the planning of events.
The stakeholders from Faisalabad Arts Council, GC University, GC Women University and others presented their proposals.

AC inspects Sahulat Bazaar construction

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Asif Jalal
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GUJRAT, Nov 07 (APP): Assistant Commissioner of Gujrat Abdul Qadeer Zarkoon visited the under-construction Sahulat Bazaar in Kunjah to review the pace of development work and administrative arrangements.
During the visit, citizens highlighted various issues related to the bazaar, which were promptly addressed by the AC. He directed the Sahulat Bazaar Authority to take immediate notice of the matter and ensure the timely completion of the main gate.
The AC stated that all ongoing works should be completed as a priority to facilitate the public and improve service delivery.

Pakistan-Türkiye friendship celebrated by Women University

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Kamran Muraad
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FAISALABAD, Nov 07 (APP):A day-long seminar and Turkish cultural exhibition was held here at Government College Women University Faisalabad on Friday to commemorate the Turkish Republic Day (29th October) and celebrate the long history of Pakistan-Türkiye friendship.
The seminar was arranged by the Directorate of Student Affairs, in collaboration with the Departments of English, Political Science & IR, Art & Design, Physical Education, and the Women Development & Mentoring Center.
Vice Chancellor Prof. Dr. Kanwal Ameen (T.I.) presided over the event.
Mrs. Meltem Simsek, wife and representative of the Consul General of the Republic of Türkiye, Lahore participated as the Chief Guest.
She lauded GCWUF’s efforts to promote intercultural harmony and academic collaboration and appreciated the vibrant student participation in promoting Turkish art, culture, and language.
“Pakistan and Türkiye share a timeless bond of faith, friendship, and shared values. I am deeply impressed by GCWUF’s spirit of inclusivity and the students’ creative representation of Turkish culture. Such initiatives beautifully strengthen people-to-people connections,” remarked Mrs. Simsek.
In her address, Prof. Dr. Kanwal Ameen (T.I.) expressed gratitude to the Turkish Consulate for its continued support and reaffirmed GCWUF’s commitment to fostering meaningful international linkages.
“Our collaboration with Türkiye reflects GCWUF’s vision of preparing globally aware graduates who respect diversity, cultural richness, and mutual learning. Through such exchanges, we aim to deepen educational and cultural cooperation between our nations,” stated the Vice Chancellor.
The Chief Guest also joined the Vice Chancellor in a friendly badminton match, symbolizing the warmth and camaraderie between the two countries.
The event began with the inauguration of the Turkish Cultural Exhibition, featuring exquisite artworks and visual representations of Turkish heritage and Pak-Turkish unity. Students of the participating Departments enriched the celebration with interactive cultural stalls displaying Turkish language, literature, and traditions.
A documentary on Pak-Turkish relations and a student cultural performance celebrating friendship and shared values added to the occasion’s vibrancy.
The ceremony concluded with the presentation of souvenirs to distinguished guests, marking a memorable celebration of brotherhood, mutual respect, and educational collaboration between Pakistan and Turkiye.

Irfan to lead Pak Shaheens in Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025

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Asif Jalal
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LAHORE, Nov 07 (APP): Muhammad Irfan Khan will lead Pakistan Shaheens in the eight-team Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 tournament, which will take place in Qatar from 14 to 23 November.
Pakistan Shaheens are placed in Group ‘B’ alongside Oman, India ‘A’ and UAE, while Afghanistan ‘A’, Bangladesh ‘A’, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka ‘A’ are placed in Group ‘A’.
Pakistan will play their opening match of the T20 tournament against Oman on Friday, 14 November, before taking on India ‘A’ on Sunday, 16 November. Shaheens’ final group match will be against UAE on Tuesday, 18 November.
As per the tournament format, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be held on 21 November. The final of the tournament will take place on Sunday, 23 November.
All matches will be staged at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha.
Before the team’s departure on 12 November, Pakistan Shaheens will undergo a training camp from 8 to 11 November at Hanif Muhammad High Performance Centre in Karachi.
15-member squad:
Muhammad Irfan Khan (captain), Ahmed Daniyal, Arafat Minhas, Maaz Sadaqat, Mohammad Faiq, Muhammad Ghazi Ghori, Mohammad Naeem, Mohammad Salman, Mohammad Shahzad, Mubasir Khan, Saad Masood, Shahid Aziz, Sufiyan Moqim, Ubaid Shah and Yasir Khan
Shaheens fixtures in Men’s Asia Cup Rising Stars
Group B
v Oman – 14 November, West End Park International Cricket Stadium
v India ‘A’ – 16 November, West End Park International Cricket Stadium
v UAE – 18 November, West End Park International Cricket Stadium

Jazz honored for climate resilience; highlights role of A, connectivity in building sustainable future

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Kamran Muraad
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ISLAMABAD, Nov 7 (APP):In a year defined by escalating climate challenges, Jazz has been recognized at the 3rd SDPI Sustainability Awards for its pioneering Early Warning System (EWS) — a digital solution that turns mobile technology into a life-saving network.
The company received the Award for Disaster Resilience and Climate Risk Management from Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal, during the 28th Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) hosted by the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here Friday.
Developed in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and supported by GSMA’s Mobile for Humanitarian Innovation (M4H) program, the Jazz EWS has emerged as a digital shield for millions. By sending geo-targeted alerts in real time, the system has reached over 50 million people across Pakistan giving families precious minutes to move to safety, safeguard their homes, and protect their livelihoods when floods, heatwaves, or other natural disasters strike.
Zaheer Mehdi, Group Chief Corporate and Regulatory Affairs Officer at Jazz, said, “Behind every alert sent is a story of a life protected, a family given time to act. This recognition from SDPI honors the purpose that drives us, using connectivity to care. Through our partnership with NDMA and GSMA, we’re ensuring that no one is left unprepared when disaster strikes, and that technology serves as a source of safety, not just convenience.”
The recognition coincided with Jazz’s active participation in the SDPI 28th Sustainable Development Council, held under the theme “Sustainable Development in the Emerging World Dis|Order.” The conference brought together policymakers, development practitioners, and thought leaders to explore pathways for resilience amid global uncertainty and climate disruption.
During the event, Zaheer Mehdi delivered opening remarks at the Policy Dialogue on “Telecom and the Digital Future of Pakistan: Artificial Intelligence, Connectivity, and the Frontiers of Development.” He underscored that telecom remains the backbone of Pakistan’s digital transformation, calling for responsible and inclusive AI integration to drive equitable progress, said a news release.
“At Jazz, our mission is simple, to improve lives and livelihoods through technology,” he noted. “That means providing affordable access, building trust through responsible data use, and equipping Pakistanis with digital skills so our nation becomes a creator in the global digital economy, not merely a consumer.”
Adding to Jazz’s representation, Fatima Akhtar, Head of Communications & Sustainability, joined a high-level roundtable on “Anticipating Tomorrow: Forging Pakistan’s National Strategy for Proactive Disaster Risk Reduction.” She emphasized that public–private partnerships and technology-driven awareness can empower communities to act before crises escalate, turning preparedness into a shared social responsibility.
Through initiatives like the Early Warning System and continued participation in national climate and policy dialogues, Jazz reaffirms its commitment to putting people at the heart of digital progress. Guided by empathy, innovation, and inclusion, Jazz continues to shape a safer, more resilient Pakistan, where technology not only connects, but also protects.

Qualifying round of 10th Thal Jeep Rally concludes

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Asif Jalal
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MUZAFFARGARH, Nov 07 (APP): The thrilling qualifying round of the 10th Thal Jeep Rally came to an action-packed close, with top drivers from across the country showcasing exceptional skill, speed, and control on the challenging 3-kilometre track.
In the Prepared Category, Faisal Shadi Khel stole the spotlight, recording the fastest time of one minute and 30 seconds to claim the lead. Hot on his heels was Muhammad Raza Saeed, finishing just two seconds behind at one minute and 32 seconds. Veteran racer Sahibzada Sultan secured third position with a time of one minute and 33 seconds, followed closely by Nadir Magsi, who clocked in at one minute and 34 seconds, making the top four results the closest in recent rally history.
The competition in the Women’s Prepared Category was equally fierce. Salma Khan dominated the track with an impressive one minute and 57 seconds, narrowly edging out Dina Patel, who completed the course in one minute and 58 seconds, marking a strong finish for both competitors.
In the Stock Category, emerging racer Hassan Ali Magsi led the field, completing the track in one minute and 43 seconds. Syed Asif Imam followed closely at one minute and 44 seconds, while Muhammad Rayan Khan took third with a time of one minute and 45 seconds.
The high-octane qualifying round has set the stage for an exhilarating main event, as drivers prepare to take on the expansive Thal desert, a true test of endurance, precision and passion for motorsport.

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif departs for his official visit to Azerbaijan

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Khuram Maryam
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Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif departs for his official visit to Azerbaijan
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Speaker of the Parliament, the Islamic Consultative Assembly, of Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E Dr. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf along with delegation calls on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif

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Speaker of the Parliament, the Islamic Consultative Assembly, of Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E Dr. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf along with delegation calls on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
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Speaker of the Parliament, the Islamic Consultative Assembly, of Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E Dr. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf along with delegation calls on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif

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Speaker of the Parliament, the Islamic Consultative Assembly, of Islamic Republic of Iran, H.E Dr. Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf along with delegation calls on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
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