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Where is General Qamar Bajwa's father buried? Venomous propaganda being spread on social media

03:20 PM | 28 Nov, 2016
Where is General Qamar Bajwa's father buried? Venomous propaganda being spread on social media
Suspense over who would succeed General Raheel Sharif and lead the country's most powerful institution - Army, ended on Saturday. But the inquisitiveness about newly-appointed General's faith persists.

To substantiate its vilification campaign, the propaganda wants people to believe that the father of General Javed Qamar Bajwa is buried in Rabwa's Chenab Nagar, a graveyard that Ahmadis deem as a sacred and holy site.

An article published in the Medium states that "In 1966 his [Qamar Bajwa's] father converted to the Qadiani faith after a visit to the Ahmadiyya Headquarters of Rabwah with Iftikhar Janjua," adding, "after his death in 1967, his dead body was brought back to the Qadiani Headquarters of Rabwah (ChenabNagar) and buried in the graveyard also known as ‘Bahishti Maqbara’."

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The author further states that the general makes a regular trip to Rabwah to pray at his father’s grave.

However, contrary to this hoax, Dawn's story published on 27th of November 2016, reports a first-hand interview of the natives of Gakhar Mandi.

According to the natives of Bajwa's hometown, General Bajwa’s father Col Muhammad Iqbal Bajwa was buried in Cheemianwala graveyard in Gakhar city and that Gen Bajwa had visited his father’s grave two years ago.

The story published in the Medium also ostensibly shows photos of Qamar Bajwa paying homage to his father's grave, captioning it as "COAS Qamar Bajwa visiting his father's grave in Rabwah," the story doesn't provide any concrete evidence of the general's presence in the said place.

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Despite the authentic clarifications of the General's faith and rebuttals of the lies, the Medium's story bases its argument on the shallow grounds.

Apart from general and irrelevant pictures that it provides and professes it to be an authentic one, the author or the site itself has to answer specifically as to who was being reported in such a confident but yet highly unprofessional manner.

The curiosity that was first stirred by the propagandist conspiracy theory disseminated by the so-called political pundits even before the general was appointment as army chief, should not linger on as the Government of Islamic Republic of Pakistan has itself chosen its new army chief.

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Pakistani rupee continues recovering losses against US dollar and other currencies amid positive economic cues.

Dollar Rate in Pakistan Today

On Tuesday, the US dollar moved down and was being quoted at 283.6 for buying and 286.65 for selling.

Euro slides down to 309 for buying and 312 for selling. British Pound rate inches up to 360 for buying, and 363.5 for selling.

UAE Dirham AED dropped to 77.50 whereas the Saudi Riyal rate stands at 75.90.

Today's currency exchange rates in Pakistan - 5 December 2023

Source: Forex Association of Pakistan. (last update 09:00 AM)

Currency Symbol Buying Selling
US Dollar USD 283.6 286.65
Euro EUR 309 312
UK Pound Sterling GBP 360 363.5
U.A.E Dirham AED 77.5 78.2
Saudi Riyal SAR 75.9 76.7
Australian Dollar AUD 187.72 188.22
Bahrain Dinar BHD 757.72 765.72
Canadian Dollar CAD 209 211
China Yuan CNY 39.93 40.33
Danish Krone DKK 41.59 41.99
Hong Kong Dollar HKD 36.46 36.81
Indian Rupee INR 3.42 3.53
Japanese Yen JPY 1.49 1.56
Kuwaiti Dinar KWD 922.11 931.11
Malaysian Ringgit MYR 60.97 61.57
New Zealand Dollar NZD 175.89 177.89
Norwegians Krone NOK 26.68 26.98
Omani Riyal OMR 740.01 748.01
Qatari Riyal QAR 78.27 78.97
Singapore Dollar SGD 211 213
Swedish Korona SEK 27.45 27.75
Swiss Franc CHF 327.65 330.15
Thai Bhat THB 8.16 8.31

Gold Rates in Pakistan - Check today gold price - 5 December 2023

The gold remained under pressure in Pakistan amid a huge drop in price of the precious metal despite in the international market.

Gold Rates in Pakistan Today - 5 December 2023

On Tuesday, the price of a single tola of 24-karat gold stands at Rs218,500 and 10 grams of 24k gold costs Rs187,330. 

Single tola of 24 karat is Rs218,500, 22 Karat Gold costs Rs200,290, rate of 21 karat gold stands at Rs191,190 whereas 18k gold rate is Rs163,875.00 for each tola.

In the global market, gold saw huge drop in price, coming down to $2037 per ounce after drop of $81.79.

Today Gold Rate in Pakistan

City Gold Silver
Lahore PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Karachi PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Islamabad PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Peshawar PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Quetta PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Sialkot PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Attock PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Gujranwala PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Jehlum PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Multan PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Bahawalpur PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Gujrat PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Nawabshah PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Chakwal PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Hyderabad PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Nowshehra PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Sargodha PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Faisalabad PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720
Mirpur PKR 218,500 PKR 2,720

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