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One Liner
- Pakistan Sees 30 More COVID Deaths. As the situation of Coronavirus pandemic improves in the country, 30 more deaths reported during the last 24 hours.
- Muhammad Tariq Malik appointed NADRA chairman. The federal government on Monday notified Muhammad Tariq Malik as the chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).
- BISE Lahore announces new date for intermediate exams. The Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education (BISE Lahore) on Monday announced a new schedule for intermediate part-II exams
- Freight Train Crushes Two Kids to Death in Rohri. In a tragic accident, a speeding freight train crushed two children to death while injured two others in Sukkur on Monday.
- President Erdogan invites PM Imran Khan to Turkey: Qureshi. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has invited Prime Minister Imran Khan to Turkey, Foreign Minister Mehmood Qureshi said Monday.
- AstraZeneca vaccine shortage at Lahore Expo Centre. People protested the shortage of the Britain-made AstraZeneca vaccine at the Lahore Expo Centre on Monday.
- Mufti Aziz-ur-Rehman confesses to sexually abusing student at Lahore madrassa. Mufti Azizur Rehman, who was arrested for sexually abusing a madrassa student, confessed to the heinous crime before a Lahore court Monday.
- Canada extends ban on flights from India— but not Pakistan. Canada has decided to extend its ban on passengers flights coming from India for another month, Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra said.
- Gold Prices Increase by Rs1,550 Per Tola. On the first day of the business week in the country, the price of gold per towel has increased significantly.
- US dollar climbs to 157.51 against rupee. The Pakistani rupee extended losses against the United States (US) dollar on the first day of week’s trading in the interbank currency market on Monday.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 1,050 cases and 37 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 41,065 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on June 20 at 3:13 pm).
- 1.5 million Sinovac doses arrive in Pakistan from China: 1.5 million Sinovac vaccine doses arrived Sunday on a special PIA flight from China to Islamabad. This was the first of several Sinovac batches to follow, with another two to three million more doses expected to arrive next week, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Earlier last week Pakistan grappled with vaccine shortages across the country; in Sindh, it was decided by various ministers to keep vaccination centres shut Sunday.
2. Mufti Azizur Rehman arrested after evading police following sexual assault charges
The details: The CIA have also arrested Rehman’s sons, Alatafur Rehman and Atiqur Rehman, on charges of threatening the victim for filing a case against their father. Rehman will be brought back to Lahore to be prosecuted and will appear in court in a day or two, CIA Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Hasnain Haider said.
Tell me more: Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Inam Ghani tweeted on Sunday that they had been able to “arrest this criminal.” He said that they’ll interrogate him, conduct a “scientific professional investigation”, prosecute and then get him convicted by the court. “We want our kids protected from these child molesters and keep our society safe for our future,” Ghani’s tweet read.
The context: Police registered a case against Rehman Thursday after a video of him emerged on social media, in which he appears to be sexually assaulting one of his students who studied at Jamia Manzoor-ul-Islamia (a religious school). Rehman is a member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam—F (JUI-F), a prominent religious party in Pakistan.
Looking ahead: A spokesperson from the Punjab Child Protection and Welfare Bureau contacted the victim — who police suspect is 20 years old — and assured him and his family that justice and legal cooperation will be provided.
The bottom line: The case lodged against Rehman and his sons was with non-compoundable and non-bailable offences and imprisonment of up to seven years, Dawn reported.
3. PIA resumes scenic Air Safari flight from Islamabad to Skardu
Pakistan International Airlines resumed on Saturday June 19 its scenic flight from Islamabad to Skardu after being unoperational for several years. Renamed ‘Sadpara Air Safari’ after late mountaineer Muhammad Ali Sadpara, the flight costs Rs25,000 one-way and will operate every Saturday, Samaa Digital reported. The route includes flying over K2, Nanga Parbat peaks and Saiful Maluk lake — among other destinations — and returning to Islamabad. Saturday’s flight had 91 passengers from 13 countries aboard. PIA launched Air Safari in 1994 as it expanded its international network the same year.
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