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1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
2. Three generations of Pakistani-origin Canadian Muslim family killed in hate crime
What’s going on? Four members of a Pakistani-origin Canadian Muslim family were killed when a pickup truck ploughed into them on their evening walk in London, Ontario. The family immigrated to Canada from Lahore, Pakistan 10 or 14 years ago. Police arrested 20-year-old suspect Nathaniel Veltman after he fled the scene and called the attack a “planned, premeditated act, motivated by hate.” Police believe the victims were targeted because of their Islamic faith.
The details: The victims represent three generations of the same family and were 74, 46, 44 and 15 years of age. A 9-year-old boy remains hospitalized with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. Veltman has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, and is due to appear in court Thursday June 10. He’s set to be sentenced in January 2022.
Looking ahead: A vigil has been scheduled for the victims on Tuesday night at a local mosque the family attended. A GoFundMe campaign has raised over $200,000 for members of the victims’ family. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that he was “horrified” by this incident and that “Islamophobia has no place in any of our communities.” Pakistani PM Imran Khan said “Islamophobia needs to be countered holistically by the international community.”
Something to know: Head of the National Council of Canadian Muslims Mustafa Farooq called the incident a “terrorist attack on Canadian soil.” PM Trudeau also spoke about the incident in Parliament and said “this was a terrorist attack motivated by hatred.” Canadian police are still working with federal authorities to look into potential terrorism charges.
The bottom line: Pakistani leaders like PM Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi believe this tragedy indicates “a rising trend of Islamophobia in the Western world.” Qureshi said Western governments try to describe these incidents as one-off attacks by “crazed” individuals, but he believes that is an oversimplification of a growing movement that is concerning. He called on Muslim communities around the world to raise their voices since Pakistan can’t do it alone.
3. #PakistanAgainstNSA trends in Afghanistan amid calls for end to proxy war
The hashtag #PakistanAgainstNSA is trending in Afghanistan after Qureshi slammed Afghan National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib for calling Pakistan a “brothel house” last month. He made this comment while alleging that Pakistan’s intelligence agency supports the Taliban in Afghanistan, an accusation he has made in the past as well. Chris Alexander, former Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan and current cabinet minister, has called on the Pakistani army to end the proxy war in Afghanistan. He claims that failure to do so will result in “more death and further damage to Islamabad’s standing in the world.”
4. Famed musician Farhad Humayun passes away
Farhad Humayun, founder and drummer of the Pakistani band Overload, passed away on Tuesday June 8 at the age of 42. The band announced his death on their official Facebook page in a heartfelt tribute — “Stoic in the face of challenges, uncompromising in his values, generous to a fault, witty as hell!” The band requested family, friends and fans to honour him by saying a prayer for him. The Facebook post didn’t specify the cause of his death. However, in October 2018, Humayun publicly disclosed that he had been diagnosed with a brain tumour, for which he received surgery.
5. Pakistani university ranked among top universities worldwide
Pakistan’s Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) made it to a list of top universities in the world for the 2022 rankings. Quacquarelli Symonds (global higher education analysts) published a list of world university rankings. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) made it to the top of the list. The eighteenth edition of the QS World University Rankings rated QAU 378 out of 1,300 universities. The university’s Vice Chancellor Professor Muhammad Ali said QAU’s position in the QS World University Rankings has improved from its previous listing at 454.
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