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One Liner
- COVI-19, 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 1,980 cases and 24 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 47,472 tests in the span of 24 hours.
- Covid-19: Sindh has Reported 35 Delta Variant Cases Since June. Sindh has reported 35 cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus since June. The figure has been confirmed by Sindh Health Minister Azra Fazal Pechuho. Eighteen cases have been reported this month.
- Child abuse is unreported but an alarming issue in every civilized society. Half of the children across the world are, unfortunately, exposed to violence and go through survivors’ trauma, along with its many, many consequences.
- Religious affairs ministry opposes restricting religious conversion before 18 years of age
The Ministry of Religious Affairs on Wednesday opposed a restriction on converting one’s religion before the age of 18 years. - A laborer declared self-immolation along with his children in front of the police station
SWAT: A poor fruit seller from Mingora has been arrested on charges of not giving free fruits to the ASI. According to the fruit seller, they snatched thousands of rupees and harassed him. - Japan developing export base in Pakistan, opens labor market for Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD, Jul 14: Ambassador of Japan to Pakistan, Kuninori Matsuda said Wednesday that his country was focusing on developing a strong export base in Pakistan and was looking beyond the traditional sectors of textiles and automobiles. - Sukuk bonds were launched by govt in a bid to gather funds for PIA. The federal government, looking for different opportunities to overcome the financial challenges faced by Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has launched Sukuk bonds.
- Pakistan receives $1 billion against Euro bonds. The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday received the US $1.0 bn proceeds of the government’s tap offering of its recently issued Euro Bond.
- Latest Gold Rate in Pakistan today (13, July 2021) is Rs.93,620 per 10 grams, and the rate of Gold is Rs.109,200 per tola (24k Gold) in Pakistan today.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 1,980 cases and 24 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 47,472 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on July 14 at 7:31 am).
2. Punjab Textbook Board confiscates 7th-grade social studies books: On Monday, the Punjab Curriculum Textbook Board (PCTB) reportedly confiscated the social studies books for 7th grade, which were published by Oxford University Press. The books printed a picture of Pakistani education advocate and Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, alongside a picture of Maj Aziz Bhatti Shaheed who is considered a 1965 war hero.
3. Military personnel are getting a salary raise: The federal cabinet approved a 15% increase in the salaries of military personnel. This is after an earlier 10% raise. In total, military personnel received a 25% salary raise. Rangers and Frontier Corps personnel won’t get special allowances for now but the Prime Minister wants to discuss this at some point – their salaries will eventually increase as well. During a press conference after the cabinet meeting, Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry claimed the salaries of armed forces hadn’t increased for the last two years, while civil employees did get salary bumps.
- Backstory: Earlier in June this year, Pakistan’s total defense budget for 2021 went up by 6.2%, and the government proposed allocating a whopping Rs. 1.37 trillion for defense services.
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