Khadim Hussain Rizvi
Allam Khadim Hussain Rizvi | |
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| Personal life | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Pakistan |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Islam |
| Denomination | Sunni |
Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi (Template:Lang-ur) is a preacher of Islam.
Early life
Khadim Rizvi was born in Attock in Punjab. He founded a political party, Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a political front for Tehreek Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLYP).[1][2] He was active during the trail of Mumtaz Qadri, who assassinated Salmaan Taseer, the Punjab Governor, for opposing the blasphemy laws.[3] Rizvi has been confined to a wheelchair since 2006 ever since an accident near Gujranwala. Rizvi was injured because the driver of his vehicle fell asleep while driving from Rawalpindi to Lahore.[4]
Activism
On 6 November 2017, Rizvi organized a long march from Lahore to Islamabad against those involved in attempts to amend Ordinance XX.[5] [6][7] Rizvi was publicly criticised for creating an environment of intolerance.[8] He is also criticized for publicly using abusive language against government, judiciary and executive.[9]
References
- ^ "The Mullah of NA-120". Nation.com.pk. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Qarar, AP | Shakeel (10 November 2017). "Two more cases lodged against religious leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi, others". Dawn.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Pakistan hangs killer of Salman Taseer". 29 February 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via www.BBC.com.
- ^ "Who is Khadim Hussain Rizvi?". 3 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via www.dawn.com.
- ^ "Tehreek Labik to hold Islamabad long march". Nation.com.pk. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Hussain, Shaiq; Constable, Pamela (11 November 2017). "Large religious protests halt traffic in Islamabad and Rawalpindi". Retrieved 18 December 2017 – via www.WashingtonPost.com.
- ^ "Tehreek Labaik Ya Rasool Allah (SAW) protest continue - Times of Islamabad". TimesOfIslamabad.com. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Shahrukh, Malik (2017-11-25). "Discordant Saga of Blasphemy". https://www.nation.com.pk.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help); External link in|website= - ^ Ali, Kalbe (2017-12-03). "Who is Khadim Hussain Rizvi?". dawn.com.
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