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- 5 soldiers martyred, 5 others injured in two attacks. WAZIRISTAN: Five soldiers were martyred and another five sustained injuries in two attacks late on Tuesday night. One of the attacks was carried out by terrorists based in Afghanistan.
- TikTok responds to the suspension of its app in Pakistan. KARACHI: TikTok has responded to the Sindh High Court’s (SHC) order suspending the app across Pakistan on Thursday, saying that it is working with authorities.
- COVID-19 national tally of active cases below 32,000 for the second consecutive day. ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Thursday of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded 31,767 with 1,037 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 836 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours.
- Pakistan Rejects ‘Irresponsible’ Claims of Drone Attack. In India-held Kashmir
In a statement, Foreign Office accuses the Indian minister of stoking a smear campaign against Pakistan. - The Maldives to lift the ban on travel from South Asia on July 15. The Maldives is to reopen borders to travelers from South Asia next month. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih announced this at a press conference held on Tuesday, as well as further eases to Covid-19 restrictions including reduced curfew hours. While the president said that they plan to reopen borders for travelers from South Asian countries on July.
- CPEC IT joint working group on cards: Asad Umar. ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Thursday said that a new joint working group for information technology was being established under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework.
- Bank guard who killed the manager for ‘blasphemy’ gets the death penalty. LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court in Sargodha has issued a death sentence to a former security guard who last year shot and killed his bank’s manager after accusing him of blasphemy.
- The emergence of a new Imran Khan. PM-Imran-Khan-Talks-About-Scope-Of-Shelter-Homes-Initiative-1280x720The Lower House saw a different Imran Khan as a prime minister when he stood to speak to the National Assembly on Wednesday. It is not the length of his speech that made him a different PM but the content of the speech and the accompanying manners. Though it was the follow-up of the budget.
- New law gives Punjab Assembly powers to arrest journalists, bureaucrats, lawmakers.
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Privileges (Amendment) Act, 2021 tabled by PPP MPA, passed by the majority. - Rupee rises Rs10.51 against the US dollar. KARACHI: The rupee appreciated Rs 10.51 against the United States (US) dollar in the currency market in the fiscal year.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 979 cases and 27 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 42,062 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on June 30 at 7:09 am).
2. 1,000 Schengen visa stickers stolen from the Italian embassy in Islamabad: If you’ve ever wanted to get your hands on the coveted Schengen visa, now might be your best chance. 1,000 Schengen visa stickers were stolen from the Italian Embassy in Islamabad Wednesday. The visa stickers were stolen from the Embassy’s locker room and the Embassy has reported the identification numbers of the stolen visa stickers. The Italian authorities are conducting internal investigations about the matter, and the foreign ministry has requested the Federal Investigative Agency to keep track of these missing stickers at all entry and exit points.
- Backstory: The possibility of an organized network of human traffickers being involved in the theft has not been ruled out, according to sources Dawn spoke to. The Schengen visa allows its holder to travel to 26 select destinations within Europe.
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