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- 1,119 Corona Cases Reported In The Past 24 hours. Pakistan has reported 46 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 945,184.
- Presidential Election To Be Held In Iran On Friday. Iranians will vote Friday on who should be the country’s next president amid tensions with the West over its tattered nuclear deal with world powers.
- Freight Train Derails Near Kotri. As many as seven bogies of a freight train derailed near Kotri Railway Station, .
- Pakistan Finalizes Bulk Purchase Deal of COVID-19 Vaccines With China. Pakistan has made bulk purchase deal of coronavirus vaccines with China, quoting sources.
- First Death Anniversary of Tariq Aziz Observed. The first death anniversary of renowned television host and film star Tariq Aziz is being observed on Thursday.
- Soldier Martyred in Attack Near Turbat Aairport. A soldier, Naik Aqeel Abbas was martyred in a terrorist attack on army troops in Turbat.
- Earthquake jolts Islamabad, Abbottabad. An earthquake shook Islamabad, Abbottabad, Malakand, Mansehra, Battagram, Balakot, and upper Hazara Thursday evening.
- Four suspected terrorists killed in Quetta encounter: CTD. At least four terror suspects were killed in an operation in Quetta’s Marwar, a spokesperson for the Counter-Terrorism Department said Thursday.
- Govt allows students to appear in MDCAT test prior to grade 12 exams. The federal government has allowed all students to take the Medical and Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) even if they have not yet taken their FSc pre-medical or A level exams.
- Gold prices witness steep decline in domestic market. The per tola gold price on Thursday registered a decrease of Rs 2,200 to Rs 107,500 in the domestic market
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 1,038 cases and 46 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 42,113 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on June 16 at 9:09 am).
Vaccine shortage at Karachi’s Expo Centre causes brief disruption: A shortage of COVID-19 vaccines at Karachi’s Expo Centre — a mega vaccination centre and the largest in the country — forced many people to return home without their expected jab. The shortage put a strain on other vaccination centres in the city as well since they had to direct their vaccine supplies to Karachi’s Expo Centre. According to Dr. Samreen Qureshi, Sindh’s focal person for COVID-19 vaccinations, the shortage was only temporary and due to an increase in demand for vaccines, which she took as a positive sign. Sindh is currently administering more than 75,000 vaccine doses daily, she said.
- In related news: On Wednesday, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan addressed the temporary vaccine shortage at some vaccination centres across the country. He said the situation is expected to get better by June 20. According to him, there are over 2,000 vaccination centres in the country, some of which receive more visitors and therefore face a slight shortage. Sultan said there are more than 2 million vaccine doses currently available in Pakistan.
2. Supreme Court orders demolition of Aladin Shopping Mall, Pavilion End Club and Nasla Tower
What’s going on? On Monday June 14 the Supreme Court ordered authorities to immediately demolish Pavilion End Club (a recreational club) and end all commercial activities at the Aladin Amusement Park in Karachi. Pavilion End Club is adjacent to Aladin Amusement Park.
The details: According to Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, it’s not okay to conduct commercial activities on land allotted to parks. He also said “the land was unlawfully converted into a commercial area.” The Aladin shopping mall near the amusement park and Pavilion End Club are being demolished on the grounds that they were built illegally.
Tell me more: Clashes erupted between protestors (shop owners) and the police on Wednesday when authorities began to bulldoze the mall. That same day, the Supreme Court also gave a ruling to demolish Nasla Tower, a residential building on Karachi’s Shahra-e- Quaideen road, declaring it illegal. An apartment in Nasla Tower reportedly costs Rs. 30 million, according to Samaa Digital
The context: If you’re getting a feeling of deja vu, that’s because we wrote about a similar story in yesterday’s newsletter. This week, the Supreme Court also gave the go-ahead to demolish houses along the Gujjar and Orangi nullahs (i.e. stormwater drains), which could displace 50,000 residents.
Looking ahead: The management at Aladin Amusement Park and Pavilion End Club asked the Supreme Court to review its decision. While the court’s decision to demolish homes along the Gujjar and Orangi nullahs will displace thousands of working-class residents, the demolition of Pavilion End Club could leave more than 600 employees out of work.
The bottom line: The Supreme Court is cracking down on what it claims are “illegal structures and construction.”
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