Director General Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry visited Jamia Tur Rasheed Karachi on Sunday.
His visit to one of the most prominent religious seminaries of the Deoband School of Thought in Pakistan is viewed as part of the current military leadership’s ongoing efforts to promote religious harmony among followers of different Islamic traditions.
Alongside his series of interactions with university and college students, Lt Gen Chaudhry has also made frequent visits to various madaris across Pakistan in recent months, meeting both students and scholars.
At Jamia Rasheed, he held an interactive session with students and ulema.
The DG ISPR received a warm welcome at the seminary. The participants described the session as an important effort to bridge the gap between the people and the armed forces, according to media reports.
Scholars and students have appreciated the initiative. Reports quoted them as saying that such engagements help strengthen trust and clear misconceptions fueled by social media narratives. The participants thanked Lt Gen Chaudhry for visiting the institution. They reaffirmed their love for the country and support for the military’s role in national security.
Jamia Tur Rasheed and Mufti Rasheed Ahmad Ludhianvi:
Prominent scholar late Mufti Rasheed Ahmad Ludhianvi established the Jamia Tur Rasheed in 1994. The madrassah has emerged as a leading religious seminary in Karachi with the passage of time. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) accredited it a degree-awarding institute.
It has produced scholars, jurists, and researcher over the period, contributing to religious education and legal discourse in Pakistan.
Engagements:
Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif’s visit to Karachi follows a series of similar engagements held in recent months. It marked steps in the military’s ongoing outreach to educational and religious institutions. In September 2025, he visited Jamia Urwatul Wusqa in Lahore, where he met students and the seminary’s head, Syed Jawad Naqvi.
A month later, the DG ISPR held sessions with madaris students in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. His discussions centred on Pakistan’s security challenges, Operation Marg Bar Khawarij, and Pakistan–Afghanistan situation.
The recent series of meetings—in Karachi, Lahore, Mardan, Murree, and other cities—reflects the ISPR’s broader effort to engage the country’s youth, scholars, and multi-faith representatives.
