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One Liner
- Sindh rejects HEC’s decision to abolish two-year bachelors’ degrees. The Sindh and federal government are at odds over the Higher Education Commission’s new policy on abolishing two-year bachelors’ programmes across the country.
- ECP to announce Senate elections schedule on February 11. The Election Commission has said that it will announced the schedule for the upcoming Senate elections on February 11.
- Pakistan Railways restores Jinnah Express after 11 months. The Pakistan Railways has decided to restore the Jinnah Express on February 5.
- Pakistan successfully test-fires Ghanznavi ballistic missile: ISPR. Pakistan on Wednesday successfully test-fired surface-to-surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, which could hit its target within a range of 290 kilometers
- Gold prices fall in domestic market. The per tola gold price on Wednesday witnessed a decrease of Rs100 to Rs12,7500 in the domestic market
- Saudi Arabia imposes temporary ban on entry from 21 countries. Saudi Arabia has imposed a temporary ban on entry of passengers from 21 countries including Pakistan, however, Saudi citizens, diplomats, health practitioners and their families were exempted from the travel restrictions
- NEPRA sets hearing on govt request to hike power tariff tomorrow. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has set a hearing on the federal government’s request to increase the power tariff in the country by Rs1.95 per unit on Thursday (tomorrow)
- Pakistan To Face SA In 2nd Test Tomorrow. Pakistan to face South Africa in Rawalpindi test match tomorrow.
- New Zealand qualify for ICC World Test Championship final. New Zealand qualified for the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Test Championship after Australia’s Test tour of South Africa was cancelled.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour count: Pakistan reported 1,384 new cases and 56 deaths in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 35,460 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on February 3 at 7:59am).
- Kicking off COVID-19 vaccinations: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan witnessed the beginning of Pakistan’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The first vaccine shot was given to a doctor in Islamabad. He also thanked China for donating 500,000 SinoPharm vaccines to Pakistan. Health workers treating COVID-19 patients will get vaccinated first, then elderly people who are considered to be in a “high risk age group.” Even though vaccinations in Pakistan have started, PM Khan urged the public to continue following COVID-19 preventive measures.
2. An alleged hit-and-run in Islamabad
The driver of a Lexus car crashed into another vehicle in Islamabad on Monday night. The crash took place at a traffic light. Four men in the other vehicle died, and a motorcycle rider was injured. Federal Ombudsperson, Kashmala Tariq, denied reports about her son driving the Lexus. She also rejected reports about her family members fleeing the scene (P.S. that would be a hit and run). Tariq tried to explain what happened in a video. According to Tariq, she and her husband were in the Lexus being driven by a driver, while her son, a police guard, and a driver were in a black Toyota Fortuner behind them. Tariq told reporters that both her driver and the other vehicle’s driver are at fault, because they sped up while the traffic light was turning red. She also said they stayed at the crash site and called an ambulance.
3. Critics think a new statue of Allama Iqbal is an eye sore
A statue of the late national poet, Allama Iqbal, at Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore, kicked up a storm on Twitter. A bunch of people thought the statue was badly made, and an insult to Iqbal. Others said the statue didn’t even look like Iqbal. Mocking memes about the statue made rounds online. However, professional architects or artists did not make the statue. Gardeners at the park made the statue to honor Iqbal. They collected iron rods and wood from around the park to build the statue. They managed to buy some cement after former park director, Ghulam Sibtain, collected funds from elderly people who regularly came to the park. Even though Sibtain said the statue isn’t finished yet, Punjab Chief Minister, Usman Buzdar, ordered the statue of Iqbal to be taken down.
