Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan chief Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi passes away

His funeral will be held at Minar-e-Pakistan Ground at 10am on Saturday.  

He was shifted to hospital due to fever and respiratory problem. He has been unwell for a long period. Besides being a Hafiz-e-Quran, he was also Sheikhul Hadith and had an excellent command of the Persian language.

He used to recite poetry of Allama Dr Muhammad Iqbal in his speeches.

Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi was born in Attock on May 22, 1966. He received the education of Hifz and Tajweed from seminaries in Jhelum and Dina. He passed Dars-e-Nizami from Jamia Nizamia Rizvia. Before shifting to Lahore, he served as Khateeb in an Auqaf-run mosque.

Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar have expressed grief over the death of TLP chief Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi and said his services will be remembered forever.