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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.

A view of rainfall as students head towards their schools in the Tarlai area of Federal Capital

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A view of rainfall as students head towards their schools in the Tarlai area of Federal Capital
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A view of rainfall as students head towards their schools in the Tarlai area of Federal Capital
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ISLAMABAD: January 23 – A view of Rain at Tarlai area in the Federal Capital. APP/ADZ/MAF/FHA
A view of rainfall as students head towards their schools in the Tarlai area of Federal Capital
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ISLAMABAD: January 23 – A view of rainfall as students head towards their schools in the Tarlai area of Federal Capital. APP/ADZ/MAF/FHA

State Minister for Power Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju addresses the inaugural and distribution ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme Phase-IV at Jinnah Auditorium, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU).

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State Minister for Power Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju addresses the inaugural and distribution ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme Phase-IV at Jinnah Auditorium, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU).
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State Minister for Power Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju addresses the inaugural and distribution ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme Phase-IV at Jinnah Auditorium, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU).
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MULTAN: January 23 – State Minister for Power Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju distributes laptops among students during the inaugural and distribution ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme Phase-IV at Jinnah Auditorium, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU). APP/TVE/MAF/FHA
State Minister for Power Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju addresses the inaugural and distribution ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme Phase-IV at Jinnah Auditorium, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU).
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MULTAN: January 23 – State Minister for Power Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju distributes laptops among students during the inaugural and distribution ceremony of the Prime Minister’s Youth Laptop Scheme Phase-IV at Jinnah Auditorium, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU). APP/TVE/MAF/FHA

A tricycle rickshaw driver transports a bundle of cane stick curtain loaded on his rickshaw along Jail Road.

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A tricycle rickshaw driver transports a bundle of cane stick curtain loaded on his rickshaw along Jail Road.
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Women labourers busy packing tomatoes into wooden boxes at a vegetable market.

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Women labourers busy packing tomatoes into wooden boxes at a vegetable market.
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Women labourers busy packing tomatoes into wooden boxes at a vegetable market.
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HYDERABAD: January 23 – Labourers busy packing tomatoes into wooden boxes at a vegetable market. APP/FHN/MAF/FHA
Women labourers busy packing tomatoes into wooden boxes at a vegetable market.
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HYDERABAD: January 23 – Women labourers busy sorting good-quality green chilies at a vegetable market. APP/FHN/MAF/FHA
Women labourers busy packing tomatoes into wooden boxes at a vegetable market.
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HYDERABAD: January 23 – Vendors display bags of carrots to attract customers at a vegetable market. APP/FHN/MAF/FHA

A view of stagnant water after heavy rainfall inundates city streets.

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A view of stagnant water after heavy rainfall inundates city streets.
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Traffic police stop vehicles heading towards Murree on the Murree Expressway and GT Road due to heavy snowfall, to ensure public safety.

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Traffic police stop vehicles heading towards Murree on the Murree Expressway and GT Road due to heavy snowfall, to ensure public safety.
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Traffic police stop vehicles heading towards Murree on the Murree Expressway and GT Road due to heavy snowfall, to ensure public safety.
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ISLAMABAD: January 23 – A view of heavy traffic congestion as traffic police halt vehicles heading towards Murree on the Expressway and GT Road due to heavy snowfall, ensuring public safety. APP/ADZ/MAF/FHA
Traffic police stop vehicles heading towards Murree on the Murree Expressway and GT Road due to heavy snowfall, to ensure public safety.
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ISLAMABAD: January 23 – A view of heavy traffic congestion as traffic police halt vehicles heading towards Murree on the Expressway and GT Road due to heavy snowfall, ensuring public safety. APP/ADZ/MAF/FHA
Traffic police stop vehicles heading towards Murree on the Murree Expressway and GT Road due to heavy snowfall, to ensure public safety.
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ISLAMABAD: January 23 – A view of heavy traffic congestion as traffic police halt vehicles heading towards Murree on the Expressway and GT Road due to heavy snowfall, ensuring public safety. APP/ADZ/MAF/FHA

IESCO workers busy repairing a faulty electricity supply line neaer Zero point in the Federal Capital.

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IESCO workers busy repairing a faulty electricity supply line neaer Zero point in the Federal Capital.
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S. Korea, Indonesia discuss ways to create favorable environment for corporate investment

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SEOUL, Jan 23 (YONHAP/APP): Trade officials of South Korea and Indonesia discussed expanding cooperation between the two countries to create a favorable environment for investment by private companies, Seoul’s trade ministry said Friday.

Vice Trade Minister Park Jung-sung met with his Indonesian counterpart, Ali Murtopo Simbolon, in Seoul to explore ways to expand economic cooperation and address difficulties faced by Korean companies investing in the Southeast Asian nation, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.

In the meeting, Park asked the Indonesian government to make efforts to resolve issues related to the country’s revision of its national standard for products and services, called Standard National Indonesia (SNI), affecting Korean companies exporting or operating in Indonesia.

Seoul has repeatedly raised issues with Indonesia’s SNI revision as Korean companies have been facing challenges in obtaining SNI certification in a timely manner.

He also called for a swift resolution of issues related to the two countries’ cooperation for Indonesia’s hydropower project.

The ministry said the two sides acknowledged Korean companies’ contribution to Indonesia’s economy and the need to create a more favorable environment for corporate investment.

To this end, the two sides agreed to push for the resumption of bilateral economic cooperation committee meetings, it added.

Economic stability achieved, focus now on sustained growth: Senate told

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP):State Minister for Finance and Revenue Bilal Azhar Kayani on Friday informed the Senate that the government had successfully steered the country away from default, restored economic stability, and was now focused on achieving sustainable growth and creating jobs.
Responding to a calling attention notice moved by Senator Ali Zafar, the minister strongly criticised the economic policies pursued between 2018 and 2022, saying repeated policy failures during that period had pushed millions of Pakistanis below the poverty line and brought the country to the brink of default.
He said the past PTI-government changed four finance ministers, while an International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme was initially rejected, later accepted on weak terms, and eventually sabotaged for political reasons.
Bilal Azhar Kayani alleged that when the PTI- led government realised it was losing power, it deliberately undermined the IMF agreement despite being aware that such actions could push the country towards default.
The minister said the present government, after assuming office took difficult but necessary decisions to revive the IMF programme, rebuild trust with international partners, and avert sovereign default. Despite resistance and repeated attempts to derail the process, he said, the government succeeded in stabilising the economy.
He said parliamentary forums such as standing committees were available for constructive engagement; however, opposition members often failed to attend meetings or contribute meaningfully to legislative work, limiting their role to speeches and television appearances.
The minister said the government remained open to constructive input and welcomed positive engagement from all sides.
He said that the government was committed to ensuring sustainable economic growth, expanding employment opportunities, and putting Pakistan on a stable and resilient economic path.

IRSA releases 36,400 cusecs water

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ISLAMABAD, Jan 23 (APP):Indus River System Authority (IRSA) on Friday released 36,400 cusecs of water from various rim stations with inflow of 41,400 cusecs.
According to the data released by IRSA, the water level in the River Indus at Tarbela Dam stood at 1492.00 feet which was 90.00 feet higher than the dead level of 1402.00 feet. Water inflow and outflow in the dam were recorded as 18,000 cusecs each.
The water level in the Jhelum River at Mangla Dam was 1201.40 feet, which was 151.40 feet higher than its dead level of 1,050 feet. The inflow and outflow of water was recorded as 5,100 cusecs and 100 cusecs respectively.
The release of water at Kalabagh, Taunsa, Guddu and Sukkur was recorded as 25,200, 17,800, 25,300, and 13,100 cusecs, respectively. Similarly, from River Kabul, a total of 10,800 cusecs of water was released at Nowshera, and 7,500 cusecs were released from River Chenab at Marala.
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