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1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
2. Pakistan and the US COVID-19 relief bill
What’s going on? There was some confusion surrounding the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package in the US, which Congress passed on Monday, December 21. It includes a new round of direct payments (i.e. $600 per person for individuals earning $75,000 a year, and married couples earning up to $150,000, plus $600 more for each dependent under 18). The bill also includes extended unemployment benefits, loans for struggling businesses, money for testing and vaccine distribution, and money for colleges and schools.
The details: US President Donald Trump slammed the legislation, claiming it didn’t have anything to do with the pandemic. He also thinks payments to average Americans are too low and recommended increasing direct payments to $2,000.
Something to know: Congress passed the COVID-19 relief bill, and included a $1.4 trillion spending bill as a separate measure. Lawmakers attached the spending bill to fund the govt through next September, and avoid a govt shutdown on December 21. The spending bill is where Pakistan comes into the picture, since it allocates $25 million for democracy and gender programs in Pakistan.
Tell me more: While President Trump trashed the COVID-19 relief bill in a video, calling it a “disgrace,” he brought up money being set aside for Pakistan and other countries, such as Cambodia, Burma, Egypt, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. However, these expenditures are actually listed in the spending bill, and not a part of the COVID-19 relief bill.
The bottom line: It sounds like President Trump was merging the COVID-19 relief bill with the spending bill while criticizing the legislation. His son, Eric Trump, did the same on Twitter.
3. News channel reportedly airs hate speech about Pakistan
UK regulator, Ofcom, slapped a 20,000 pound fine on Worldview Media Network Limited because its service, Republic Bharat, allegedly broadcast hate speech about Pakistan. Worldview gave Republic Bharat a license to broadcast in the UK. Republic Bharat is the Hindi-language version of right wing Indian news channel, Republic TV. On September 6, 2019, Republic Bharat broadcast an episode of its show, Poochta Hai Bharat, a daily current affairs program. During the show, news anchor Arnab Goswami, and some of the guests reportedly suggested that all Pakistani people are terrorists. In its defense, Republic TV said the show doesn’t feature hate speech, but includes “figures of speech” that shouldn’t be taken literally.
4. Police comment on death of Baloch activist
Prominent political activist, Karima Baloch, was found dead in Toronto on Monday. She was reported missing a day earlier. She often campaigned for Baloch rights, and Balochistan’s independence from Pakistan. She left Pakistan in 2015, and applied for political asylum in Canada after facing threats due to her political views. Canadian police said her death appears to be “non-criminal,” meaning, they don’t suspect “foul play.” However, rights groups are demanding a more thorough investigation. Baloch’s husband, Hamal Haider, claimed that Baloch had been receiving threats.
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