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- IHC sets aside appointments of NBP’s president, BoD chairman. The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday set aside appointments of the president of the National Bank of Pakistan Arif Usmani and chairman of its board of directors Zubair Soomro.
- FIA told to prevent misuse of Schengen visa stickers. The FIA has been entrusted with preventing the misuse of 1,000 Schengen visa stickers stolen from the Italian Embassy in Islamabad.
- 3m more doses of vaccine arrived from China. NCOC expresses concern over the rising positivity rate of Covid in GB
- Mitsubishi to build Rs47.5 bn LNG terminal in Karachi. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi Tuesday said that Japanese company Mitsubishi would install a fourth Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in the country at Karachi’s Port Qasim.
- Indian vaccine. Indian AstraZeneca vaccine not approved for EU: agency
- Pakistan has 12.4m more male, voters. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued the report of a pilot project for eliminating the gender gap among voters. According to the report, there is a huge gap of over 12 million people between the number of male and female registered voters in the country.
- Pakistan says it is proud of the high standards of conduct set by its UN Pakistani peacekeepers. Pakistan has reaffirmed its support for a zero-tolerance policy for sexual misconduct at a high-level meeting this week on strengthening the conduct of UN peacekeeping personnel.
- Kamran Kamal takes charge of Pakistan’s largest IPP – HUBCO. Karachi: Hubco, Pakistan’s largest IPP has announced the appointment of Kamran Kamal as its new CEO.
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).
- USA sending 2.5 million COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan: The Biden administration will be sending 2.5 million doses of the Moderna vaccine to Pakistan, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said on Monday. Pakistan signed an agreement with Pfizer Pakistan last week to receive 13 million doses of its vaccine, while 1.5 million doses of Sinovac arrived in Pakistan from China earlier this month.
- UAE extends ban on incoming flights from Pakistan, 13 other countries till July 21: The United Arab Emirates has extended its ban on incoming flights from Pakistan and 13 other countries till July 21 due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is a two-week extension on banned flights from the earlier announced date of July 7. Cargo flights as well as business and charter flights will be exempted from this suspension. Flights from Pakistan were initially banned from entering the UAE from May 12 onwards. India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka are among the other South Asian nations currently banned from operating inbound flights to the UAE.
2. Pakistani-origin man stabbed in Canada, taunted for beard and clothing: 32-year-old Muhammad Kashif was stabbed by unidentified assailants in Saskatoon, Canada just weeks after a Pakistani-origin family of four was murdered in Ontario in a premeditated, Islamophobic attack. According to Kashif, who survived the attack but received 14 stitches to his arm, the assailants shouted “Why are you wearing this dress?” “Why are you here?” “Go back to your country. I hate Muslims.” The assailants also asked him why he wore a beard before cutting off a part of it. The mayor of Saskatoon Charlie Clark was “horrified and saddened” by the attack. Kashif emigrated from Pakistan to Canada 20 years ago and fears for the safety of his wife and three children who are all below the age of eight.
3. Pakistani-made international documentary series gets two Daytime Emmy nominations!
A YouTube Original by SOC Films, Fundamental. Gender Justice. No Exceptions was nominated for two Daytime Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Short Form Daytime Non-Fiction Program category and the Outstanding Directing Team for a Single-Camera Daytime Non-Fiction Program category. SOC Films is a Karachi-based film production company spearheaded by two-time Academy Award and four-time Emmy Award winner, Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy. The five-episode documentary series, which is a collaboration between SOC Films and Global Fund for Women, highlights gender justice activists from five countries (Brazil, Georgia, Kenya, USA, Pakistan) who are working to challenge the status quo and create a safer world for women, girls, and other marginalized groups.
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