{
  "id": 12809349,
  "title": "Data Darbar Cleric Found Guilty of Stealing Donation Money",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/data-darbar-cleric-found-guilty-of-stealing-donation-money",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T06:37:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/10/08/data-darbar-cleric-found-guilty-of-stealing-donation-money/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The former Data Darbar khateeb, Mufti Muhammad Ramzan Sialvi, has been found guilty of stealing donation money, according to an inquiry conducted by Punjab’s Auqaf Department. The departmental inquiry, under the Punjab Employees Efficiency, Discipline and Accountability (PEEDA) Act, determined that allegations of financial misconduct, embezzlement, and forgery against Sialvi were proven. However, the department did not specify whether the embezzled funds originated from donations. Following the inquiry, the Auqaf Department has taken disciplinary action against Sialvi, demoting him from his BS-19 service grade to BS-18 for a period of five years. Additionally, he has been barred from positions in Lahore and its surrounding areas during this time, and his appointment as zonal khateeb in Dera Ghazi Khan has been ordered. Sialvi has also been barred from future postings at any major shrine or mosque. The departmental inquiry concluded following the announcement of the findings.",
  "summary": "Punjab’s Auqaf Department has demoted former Data Darbar khateeb Mufti Muhammad Ramzan Sialvi after a departmental inquiry found allegations of … Read More The post Data Darbar Cleric Found Guilty of Stealing Donation Money appeared first on ProPakistani .",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Data Darbar khateeb Mufti Muhammad Ramzan Sialvi found guilty of stealing donation money.",
    "Sialvi demoted to BS-18, barred from Lahore and major shrine/mosque postings for five years."
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}