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One Liner
- Coronavirus Cases Positivity Ratio Decreased To Less Than Two Percent. Pakistan has reported 27 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 949,838. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 22,034 on Tuesday.
- Pakistan to receive 13 million Pfizer doses: Dr Faisal Sultan. More doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine are expected to reach Pakistan by the end of July.
- Saudi Arabia releases 65 more Pakistani prisoners. At least 65 more Pakistani prisoners have been released in Saudi Arabia on the directions of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud on Monday
- AJK Elections: Polling To Be Held On July 24. In Azad Juammu Kashmir (AJK) , electioneering is in full swing for the forthcoming 11th general elections.
- Terrorists will target Pakistan if it hosts US bases: PM. Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that the terrorists will target Pakistan for revenge if Islamabad agrees to host the US bases in the country.
- Exams of classes six to eight to start on June 25. The education department on Tuesday issued a schedule to hold annual examinations of classes six to eight in the private and government schools in Karachi’s District East
- Three PAF Officers Promoted to Rank of Air Vice Marshal. The government has promoted three Pakistan Air Force (PAF) officers to the rank of Air Vice Marshal.
- LPG Prices Hiked For Third Time. The prices of the Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) have been raised in the country for the third time within a span of four days as distributors have announced a nationwide strike against the decision on June 30.
- Gold prices continue to rise in domestic market. Gold prices continued their upward trend for the second consecutive day as the per tola price of the precious metal on Tuesday witnessed an increase of Rs 650 to Rs 109,350 in the domestic market
- US dollar climb continues as rupee loses another 68 paisa. The United States (US) dollar continued to move upwards against the Pakistani rupee in the interbank currency market on Tuesday.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 907 cases and 30 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 34,754 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on June 22 at 6:18 am).
- Pakistan crosses 22,000 COVID-19 deaths: The COVID-19 death toll crossed 22,000 in Pakistan after 30 new deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours. The positivity rate stands at 2.6 percent, according to the National Command and Operation Centre. In the last 24 hours, Sindh recorded the highest number of cases and deaths. Balochistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir, Islamabad and Gilgit-Baltistan didn’t report any deaths during this time frame.
2. PM Imran Khan says CIA will ‘absolutely not’ be allowed to use Pakistan for Afghanistan operations
In the same ‘Axios on HBO’ interview with Jonathan Swan where he linked the cause of women’s rape to what they wear, Prime Minister Imran Khan took a hard stance on U.S. counterterrorism in Afghanistan. Swan asked Khan “will you allow the American government to have CIA here in Pakistan to conduct cross-border counterterrorism missions against Al-Qaeda, ISIS or the Taliban?” Khan replied saying “absolutely not.” As U.S. troops pull out of Afghanistan this year, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden is looking for ways to monitor terrorist networks inside Afghanistan. In his Axios interview, Khan insisted that Pakistan won’t let the CIA use bases on its soil for cross-border counterterrorism missions, even after U.S. forces leave Afghanistan by September 11.
- Backstory: The last time the CIA operated from a base in Pakistan was 2011, according to this New York Times article.
3. Pakistani-American broadcast journalist becomes PBS NewsHour chief correspondent
Pakistani-American broadcast journalist Amna Nawaz was promoted to chief correspondent at PBS NewsHour last week after being the show’s senior national correspondent. Nawaz joined the American public broadcasting network in 2018 and co-moderated PBS NewsHour’s Democratic Primary Debate with Politico in 2019. She was the first Asian American and Muslim American to moderate a presidential debate. Nawaz has worked at NBC and ABC News prior to working with PBS and has won several awards for her international coverage.
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