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One Liner
- COVID-19: Pakistan’s daily COVID-19 case count over 1,500 for the third consecutive day. According to NCOC’s daily data, 1,737 new coronavirus cases were detected in the last 24 hours.
- Punjab decides to take action against employees refusing to take Covid jabs
The chief secretary of Punjab presiding over a meeting to review the situation of coronavirus pandemic and pace of vaccination in the province here at the Civil Secretariat. - Covid-19 positivity rising: Indian variant can hurt Pakistan, says PM. The prime minister appealed to the people to wear masks and warned of another lockdown if precaution was not taken.
- Ghee manufacturers come under CCP’s radar for anti-competitive behavior. As part of an investigation into the alleged violations of Sections 3 and 4 of the Competition Act, 2010 in the edible oil and ghee sector, the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) today carried out a search and inspection of the office of Pakistan Vanaspati Manufacturers Association (PVMA) located in Islamabad.
- Abdul Sattar Edhi statue inaugurated in Quetta. A statue of Abdul Sattar Edhi, made by a local artist was unveiled by his son Faisal Edhi on the occasion of the fifth death anniversary.
- Govt rejects PML-N proposal to delay inter exams. ISLAMABAD: The opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmakers on the opening day of the new session of the National Assembly on Thursday raised the issue of ongoing protests by intermediate students in various parts of the country against the government’s decision to take their examinations
- Dollar hits Rs 160 mark in the open market after five months. Pakistan rupee continued depreciating against the US dollar in the interbank for the fourth straight day
- Latest Gold Rate in Pakistan today (8, July 2021) is Rs. 89510 per 10 grams, and the rate of Gold is Rs. 104400 per tola (24k Gold) in Pakistan today.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 1,517 cases and 17 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 46,287 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on July 8 at 9:48 am).
2. Pakistani-American motel owner shot dead in Connecticut over $10 pool pass: 30-year-old Pakistani-American Zeshan Chaudhry was shot dead on June 27 at the Motel 6 he owned in Vernon, Connecticut, the USA after an argument over a $10 pool pass. According to reports, 31-year-old suspect Alvin Waugh shot Chaudhry with a homemade gun after Chaudhry asked Waugh to pay $10 for a pool pass when Waugh wanted to pay $5. Waugh’s bond was lowered from $5 million to $2 million, and he’s set to appear in Rockville Superior Court on July 30. He also confessed to the killing and told police that he discarded his gun in a body of water after he shot Chaudhry.
- Tell me more: Chaudhry’s family rallied for justice outside the family-owned motel and called for a change to avoid a repeat of what happened to him. In an Instagram post, Chaudhry’s brother Ali called him a man of “principle, respect, and honor.” Chaudhry and his fiance were planning to get married in a few months, his fiance said.
3. Pakistan’s Prime Minister remembers Dilip Kumar:Actor Dilip Kumar died at the age of 98 yesterday in Mumbai. He was reportedly considered one of Indian cinema’s “most respected” and “greatest” actors. According to a doctor treating him, Kumar had been unwell for some time. Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed condolences on Twitter and wrote that Kumar helped raise funds for Shaukat Khanum Hospital when the project first launched. PM Khan also said, “for my generation, Dilip Kumar was the greatest and most versatile actor.” Kumar lived in Mumbai, India, but had an ancestral home in Peshawar, a city in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Authorities in Peshawar are planning to restore Kumar’s ancestral home.
4. Pakistan’s startup space is getting international coverage: People are feeling excited about yesterday’s article in TechCrunch about Pakistan’s growing tech ecosystem “finally taking off,” and last week’s AngelList newsletter about Pakistan’s “burgeoning startup scene.”
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