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One Liner
- Coronavirus Claims More 92 Lives Across The Country. Pakistan has reported 92 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 926,695. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 21,022 on Thursday.
- Pfizer Vaccine Reserves For Hajj Pilgrims, Overseas Students: Asad Umar. Federal Planning Minister Asad Umar has said the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Pakistan will be used to inoculate Hajj pilgrims, people with work visas and students studying abroad only.
- Grenade Blast Kills Three Children In Quetta. In a tragic incident in Quetta, a grenade blast in the city’s area of Kharotabad killed three children and injured another.
- NCOC Approves Issuance of Partial COVID Certificates. People partially immunised with a single dose of Covid-19 vaccine can now travel abroad as the government has decided to issue them a partial immunisation certificate.
- Punjab schools to reopen from June 7. Schools across Punjab will reopen from June 7, the provincial education department announced Thursday.
- Balochistan restores internet services in six districts after five years. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has issued instructions to telecom operators to restore internet service in KP’s Khyber district and six districts of Balochistan after five years.
- Nearly 200,000 Palestinians need health aid after Gaza conflict: WHO. The World Health Organization (WHO) Wednesday warned of “staggering health needs” in the occupied Palestinian Territories after last month’s conflict between Israel and Islamist group Hamas.
- Rupee extends losses against US dollar. The Pakistani rupee depreciated two paisas against the United States (US) dollar in the inter-bank currency market on Thursday.
- Remaining PSL 6 Matches to Start From June 9. The remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six will start from June 9 at Sheikh Zayed International Stadium in Abu Dhabi.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 1,843 cases and 80 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 47,183 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on June 2 at 7:28 am).
2. Ramping up ties with Tajikistan
What’s going on? President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, was in Pakistan for a two-day visit this week. Pakistan and Tajikistan recently signed agreements that outline their strategic cooperation in various sectors, such as culture, investment, transport, education, and defense. Islamophobia also came up, and how both countries are trying to control corruption.
The details: PM Khan and President Rahmon had a one-on-one meeting, attended a ceremony where both countries signed various agreements, and addressed a joint press conference. Yesterday, PM Khan said it’s important to improve Pakistan’s defense ties with Tajikistan. That’s why one of the agreements includes the sale of Pakistan-manufactured arms to Tajikistan.
Tell me more: Pakistan and Tajikistan apparently want to help each other overcome common security challenges. Both countries also want regional peace so terrorism and instability don’t disrupt trade.
Something to know: Tajikistan has reportedly struggled with poverty and instability. The country’s major religion is Islam. It’s major languages are Tajik, Uzbek and Russian. Tajikistan became independent from the Soviet Union in 1991. A five-year civil war followed Tajikistan’s independence. President Rahmon has served as president for four terms since 1994. Authorities have been accused of “obstructing” critical reporting. Websites and social media are often blocked.
The bottom line: Overall, President Rahmon
3. Pakistan objects to “misquoted” hospital image
Remember when Israeli far-right politician, and former Defense Minister, Naftali Bennett, posted a video on Twitter showing an image of Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad? At the time, Bennett claimed the hospital in the video was “the largest medical complex in Gaza,” and also where “the Hamas headquarters is located while they are conducting terror actions against Israel.” Later on, social media users pointed out his mistake, since the hospital was not in Gaza City, but in Islamabad. Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, responded and said Pakistan has taken “serious exception” to Bennett “misquoting” a Pakistani building in his statement. Chaudhri also provided a best or worst case scenario, claiming that Bennett’s statement was either a case of casual misjudgement, or deliberate misrepresentation.
4. Education Minister announces scaled back board exams
On Wednesday, Minister for Education, Shafqat Mahmood, said board exams for students will take place after July 10. Exams for classes nine and 10 will only be for elective subjects, plus math. Exams for classes 11 and 12 will only be for elective subjects. As for the grading system, the marks students receive in their exams for elective subjects will be “proportionately allocated” to other subjects for which they didn’t take exams. Lawyer and activist, Jibran Nasir, congratulated students for “asserting themselves as rightful stakeholders” when it came to the exam situation this year. Nasir called this new development a “much needed relaxation in exams.”
- Backstory: In April this year, the education ministry postponed all exams in the country until June 15, including Cambridge International’s O/A-Level exams. The ministry made this decision amid a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases. For the past few months, students, parents and activists have been calling on the govt to cancel in-person exams due to rising COVID-19 cases. Students were also worried about incomplete coursework. According to the students, they didn’t have physical classes for most of the academic year, and didn’t get a chance to complete their syllabus either. Mahmood said the govt postponed exams to address the health concerns of students and parents.
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