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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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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 

#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.

Afghan Women face perils as returns from Iran & Pakistan surge, UN report

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UNITED NATIONS, Jul 05 (APP): Afghan women returning to Afghanistan from Iran and Pakistan face significant hardship and suffering, according to a new UN-led report.

Many are returning, to a country where their fundamental rights and safety are severely threatened.

Since September 2023, more than 2.43 million undocumented Afghan migrants have returned from Iran and Pakistan.

Women and girls account for about half of the returnees from Pakistan, while their share among those returning from Iran has been steadily rising, reaching around 30 per cent in June.

The escalating pace of returns is straining Afghanistan’s overstretched humanitarian system, with women and girls bearing the brunt of the impact, reported the Gender in Humanitarian Action Working Group, a consortium of humanitarian actors led by UN Women and the UN reproductive health agency (UNFPA).

Those traveling without a mahram – a male guardian – face particular risks. Interviews and discussions conducted by
Working Group revealed reports of extortion, harassment and threats of violence at border crossings.

Returnees face rising exposure to gender-based violence, early and forced marriage, trafficking and transactional sex – exacerbated by a lack of basic resources.

A humanitarian worker in Kandahar recounted: “A widow with four daughters was looking to see if she could sell one or two daughters to someone here to have money for survival.”

Humanitarian agencies report a critical shortage of safe spaces and Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Services (MHPSS), especially at border crossings, where many women arrive distressed and disoriented.

Across provinces, women cite shelter, livelihoods and girls’ education as top needs.

Only 10 per cent of women-headed households live in permanent shelters, and nearly four in ten fear eviction. In Herat, 71 per cent of women reported rent disputes, and 45 per cent of women-headed households were living in inadequate housing.

Women who previously worked in trades such as tailoring or handicrafts now struggle to restart due to a lack of tools, restrictions on movement, and limited networks or documentation.

With returns expected to continue, humanitarian agencies urge the scale-up of gender-responsive services, including safe spaces, mental health care, livelihood support and education access.

UN Women and its partners are calling for increased funding and sustained international support to meet the urgent and long-term needs of Afghan returnee women and girls.

Erratic Alcaraz battles into Wimbledon fourth round

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Muhammad Zubair
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London, July 4 (AFP/APP):Carlos Alcaraz survived another erratic performance on Friday, battling to a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff to stay on track for a third straight Wimbledon crown.
                  Alcaraz made 28 unforced errors in an inconsistent display on Centre Court but conjured enough moments of magic to eventually subdue the world number 125 and book his place in the last 16.
                  The world number two had been pushed to the brink in a five-set win over 38-year-old Italian Fabio Fognini in the first round and looked below his best again in a second-round victory over British amateur Oliver Tarvet.
                  After grinding out his latest underwhelming win, the Spaniard has plenty of room for improvement.
                  “I knew it was going to be really difficult. I had to be really focused. His game suits the grass with the big serves,” Alcaraz said.
                  “It’s stressful. To be honest, I was suffering in every service game today, 0-30, break points down.
                  “I’m really pleased that I was fighting, running for every ball and making great shots.”
                  In contrast to Alcaraz’s laboured efforts, world number one Jannik Sinner — his main rival at the All England Club — has dropped just 12 games in his first two matches.
                  It is hardly time for Alcaraz to panic, however.
                  He has won his past 21 matches since losing to Holger Rune in the Barcelona final in April, a streak that has brought him titles at the Rome Masters, the French Open and Queen’s Club.
                  The 22-year-old, who fought back from two sets down to beat Sinner on clay in an epic final at Roland Garros last month, has won 32 of his 35 Tour-level matches on grass.
                  The five-time Grand Slam winner’s last defeat at Wimbledon came against Sinner in the fourth round in 2022.
                  “He pushed me and it was just about surviving. I’m surprising I’m standing here after four sets,” Alcaraz said of the hard-hitting Struff.
                  Having vanquished Novak Djokovic in the past two Wimbledon finals, Alcaraz is looking to join an elite group of Wimbledon icons.
                  He hopes to become the fifth man in the Open Era to win at least three consecutive Wimbledon titles after Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras and seven-time champion Djokovic.
                  Having fretted about his misfiring serve in the first two matches of his title defence, it was a worrying moment for Alcaraz when he started the match with a double-fault.
                  The Spaniard managed to win that game and quickly broke Struff’s serve twice to wrap up the opening set in just 27 minutes.
                  Alcaraz looked in complete control when he broke again early in the second set.
                  Yet his serve woes suddenly returned as he was broken in the next game and again in the eighth, allowing the 35-year-old to level the match.
                  Alcaraz, then still a precocious teenager, had to come from two sets to one down to beat Struff in the Wimbledon first round in 2022.
                  He was not in quite such a perilous position this time, but the Spaniard was still relieved to take the third set after landing the crucial break in the second game.
                  Alcaraz was pushed hard in the fourth set before at last delivering the knockout blow.

Syedal Khan visits Justice Jamal Mandokhel home to condole on death of his mother

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QUETTA, Jul 04 (APP):Acting Chairman Senate Senator Syedal Khan on Friday visited the residence of Supreme Court (SC) Judge Justice Jamal Mandokhel and Senator Bilal Mandokhel in Quetta and expressed his heartfelt sorrow over the death of their mother.
He prayed for the forgiveness of the deceased, elevation of ranks and patience for the family and spent some time with the family and shared their grief equally.
Later, Syedal Khan also met the father and other family members of the innocent child Musawar Kakar, who was brutally martyred after kidnapping and expressed deep grief over this heartbreaking incident.
He assured the victim’s family that all possible steps would be taken to provide justice at the state level and prevent such crimes against humanity.
The Acting Chairman Senate said that targeting innocent children is extremely regrettable and condemnable and remaining silent on such incidents is a threat to the collective conscience.
He urged the government and relevant institutions to take immediate and effective action to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute & Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR), Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed addresses the event Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation at Rwanda High Commission

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Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute & Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR), Senator Mushahid Hussain Syed addresses the event Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation at Rwanda High Commission
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Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute & Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR) Mushahid Hussain Syed, Sindh Governor, Kamran Tessori and Rwanda High Commissioner in Pakistan Ms Harerimana Fatou along with other dignitaries cutting cake on the occasion of Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation at Rwanda High Commission

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Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute & Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR) Mushahid Hussain Syed, Sindh Governor, Kamran Tessori and Rwanda High Commissioner in Pakistan Ms Harerimana Fatou along with other dignitaries cutting cake on the occasion of Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation at Rwanda High Commission
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Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute & Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR) Mushahid Hussain Syed, Sindh Governor, Kamran Tessori and Rwanda High Commissioner in Pakistan Ms Harerimana Fatou along with other dignitaries in a group photo on the occasion of Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation at Rwanda High Commission

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Khuram Maryam
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Chairman of Pakistan-China Institute & Pakistan-Africa Institute for Development and Research (PAIDAR) Mushahid Hussain Syed, Sindh Governor, Kamran Tessori and Rwanda High Commissioner in Pakistan Ms Harerimana Fatou along with other dignitaries in a group photo on the occasion of Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation at Rwanda High Commission
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Women of Pakistan and Rwanda performing traditional dance of Rwanda on the occasion of Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation at Rwanda High Commission

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Women of Pakistan and Rwanda performing traditional dance of Rwanda on the occasion of Celebrating Rwanda’s 31 Years of Liberation at Rwanda High Commission
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Pakistan, AFD signs grant agreement worth Euro 12 million

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Kamran Muraad
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ISLAMABAD, Jul 04 (APP): The Government of Pakistan and French Development Agency (AFD) have signed a grant agreement worth Euro 12 million in Ministry of Economic Affairs for a project aimed at strengthening water and sanitation service delivery across selected urban areas in Punjab.
The agreement was signed by Mr. Kazim Niaz, Secretary, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Mr. Nicolas Galey, the Ambassador of France to Pakistan and Mr. Vincent Thevenot, Director of AFD in Pakistan, said a press release issued here on Friday.
This is a European Union grant which will be administered by AFD. The signing ceremony was attended by representatives of the European Union and the Government of Punjab.
The transformative initiative is designed to improve the governance, operational performance, and service quality of Water and Sanitation Agencies (WASA) Lahore and Faisalabad by focusing on three core areas.
At the provincial level, it will develop and implement regulatory frameworks to strengthen the oversight role of the Housing, Urban Development & Public Health Engineering Department (HUD&PHED).
At the utility level, modern technologies, systems, and business processes will be introduced to enhance operations, service delivery, and financial sustainability.
Additionally, the project will support equipment procurement and digitization to enable data-driven and transparent decision-making within WASAs.
The project marks a significant step forward in Pakistan’s efforts to enhance urban water and sanitation infrastructure and improve public service delivery.
It also reflects the Government’s commitment to building strong partnerships with international development partners to address urban development challenges and promote sustainable growth.

8th Muharram Procession concludes Peacefully in Rawalpindi

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RAWALPINDI, Jul 04 (APP):The 8th Muharram ul Harram procession held in the R.A Bazaar area was concluded  peacefully after passing through its traditional routes at Imambargah Qasr Zainab.
Rawalpindi Police had made special security arrangements to ensure the safety of the participants.
Senior officers remained present in the field to personally monitor the situation.
According to SSP Operations Kashif Zulfiqar, participants were only allowed to join the procession after a full body search.
All streets, roads, and entry points along the route were sealed to prevent any untoward incident, he added.
The entire procession was closely monitored from the Safe City central control room.
SSP Operations further said Rawalpindi Police is making all out efforts to provide foolproof security during Muharram.

PM leaves for Pakistan after attending ECO summit

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SHUSHA, KARABAKH, Jul 4 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Friday left for Pakistan after completing his two-day visit to Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani Minister of Education and Science Emin Amrullayev, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Pakistan Khazar Farhadov, Pakistani Ambassador to Azerbaijan Qasim Mohiuddin and senior diplomatic and government officials bid farewell to the Prime Minister and the Pakistani delegation at Fuzuli Airport.

During his visit, the Prime Minister attended the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Summit held in Khankandi and presented Pakistan’s position on global and regional issues. The Prime Minister stressed the need for measures for regional connectivity, trade, investment, sustainable development and regional peace.

In the presence of the Prime Minister, an agreement was also signed between Pakistan and Azerbaijan for Azerbaijani investment worth $2 billion in Pakistan’s economic sector.

The Prime Minister met with Iranian President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on this occasion. Regional peace, Pakistan’s mutual relations with these countries and promotion of trade relations were discussed during the meetings.

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