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One Liner
- Two More Kashmiris Martyred in Occupied Kashmir. Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred two youth during a search and cordon-off operation in Shopian district Indian occupied Kashmir on Wednesday.
- Kuwait’s New Emir Names Sheikh Meshaal as New Crown Prince. Kuwait’s new ruler Emir Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah on Wednesday named Sheikh Meshaal al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, currently the deputy head of the National Guard, as crown prince of the Gulf state.
- Pakistan Stands by Saudi Arabia For Its Security and Integrity: FM. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Pakistan stands by Saudi Arabia for its security and integrity.
- FM Qureshi Thanks Turkey For Consistent Support On Kashmir Dispute. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has reaffirmed Pakistan’s determination to continue to play positive role for regional peace and security including the Afghan peace process.
- Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi takes charge of Pakistan Navy
- Gold prices fall by Rs550 per tola in domestic market. The per tola gold price witnessed a decline of Rs550 to Rs113,200 in the domestic market on Wednesday,
- KP becomes first province to reduce burden of schoolbags through legislation. The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Wednesday approved KP School Bags (Limitation Weight) Act to regulate the weight of schoolbags
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- Pakistan reported 624 new cases and 12 deaths in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 27,614 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on October 7 at 7:12am).
2. Ex-President formally charged for corruption
What’s going on? A Pakistani court formally charged former President, Asif Ali Zardari, in two corruption cases. Zardari is also co-chair of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). During a court appearance in Islamabad on Monday, Zardari pleaded ‘not guilty’ to money laundering and other corruption charges.
The details: we reported that a private citizen named Badar Rashid in Lahore filed a sedition case against former Prime Minister (PM) and current Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supremo, Nawaz Sharif. In the First Information Report (FIR), Rashid accused Sharif of conspiring against the country and state institutions during two recent speeches. The FIR also names other PML-N party leaders.
Tell me more: The federal govt is saying they didn’t have anything to do with the sedition case, and that PM Imran Khan didn’t even know about the FIR.
The context: Cases are pouring in against opposition party leaders days before an anti-govt rally. The anti-govt rally is part of the opposition’s Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to take down PM Khan’s govt. PDM’s first public protest is scheduled for October 16 in Gujranwala.
The bottom line: PM Khan has been on a mission to eliminate corruption. However, opposition party leaders believe they are being politically victimized by PM Khan’s govt.
3. Alarming allegations by former top investigator
Former Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Director General, Bashir Memon, made some allegations during an interview with journalist, Matiullah Jan. While talking about his previous job at the FIA, Memon claimed that “the highest office” told him to file a terrorism case against members of PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz’s social media cell in response to an uploaded photo of “the first lady” on social media. However, Memon said no, because he didn’t understand how the photo was related to terrorism. Memon also didn’t specify who exactly told him to file the case, just that it was someone in “the highest office.”
- Backstory: Throwback to November 2019, when Wajid Zia replaced Memon. Zia was serving as Inspector General of the Pakistan Railways Police at the time. Memon resigned to protest against being transferred days before his retirement. The govt was allegedly putting pressure on Memon to initiate cases against opposition leaders, but he didn’t listen.
4. Is there such a thing as a controversial biscuit ad?
Umm, yes. Watch this Gala Biscuit advertisement featuring Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat. Do you think it’s inappropriate? Some people do. That’s why the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) issued an advisory stating that content related to ordinary consumer products, like biscuits or detergent, should be aligned with the nature of the product. According to PEMRA, viewers are feeling uncomfortable with ads that “violate commonly accepted standards of decency, and socio-cultural norms of Pakistani society.” PEMRA urged the Pakistan Broadcaster Association, the Pakistan Advertising Association and the Pakistan Advertisers Society to review the biscuit ad. PEMRA also advised in-house monitoring teams at TV channels to review ad visuals before airing them.
- Mixed public response: For example, journalist Ansar Abbasi called the biscuit ad a mujra (i.e. erotic dance by a woman) and asked “wasn’t Pakistan built in the name of Islam?” Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Khan, said PM Khan is “against such anti-Islamic stuff.” However, Science and Tech Minister, Fawad Chaudhry, suggested that critics are overreacting. Chaudhry also responded to Abbasi saying, “why do you and Ali keep searching for pornography 24 hours a day, do something productive.”
MARKET RECAP
The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 39,127.48 after rising 55.01 points (+0.14%) as of October 6, 2020.
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