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One Liner
- 143rd Birth Anniversary of Allama Iqbal Observed Today. The nation is observing the 143rd birth anniversary of Dr Allama Muhammmad Iqbal, the Poet of the East, with national zeal and fervour today.
- World may be tired, but virus ‘not tired of us’: WHO chief. The World Health Organization’s chief called Monday on everyone to keep fighting Covid-19, warning that while we may be sick of battling the pandemic, the virus is “not tired of us”.
- PM to participate in SCO Heads of State Council video conference tomorrow. Prime Minister Imran Khan will participate in the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) meeting, being held in video conference format on Tuesday
- Govt to deploy security guards after clash in Orange Line Train. The Punjab government on Monday took notice of a clash between two groups in Lahore’s Orange Line Metro Train and has decided to deploy guards for security
- NEPRA increases power tariff by Rs0.48 per unit. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) raised power tariff by Rs 0.48 per unit, putting an overall burden of Rs5 billion on the consumers
- Karachi gets 200 Qingqi rickshaws to lift door-to-door garbage. In a bid to fix Karachi’s garbage problem, the Sindh Solid Waste Management Board (SSWMB) has purchased over 200 Qingqi rickshaws to initiate a door-to-door clean-up system in the city.
- First Anniversary of Kartarpur Corridor Today. Today is the first anniversary of the historic opening of the Kartarpur Corridor.
- Gold rates fall in domestic market, edge up globally. The per tola gold price witnessed a decline of Rs800 in the domestic market on Monday
- Rupee hits seven-month high of Rs158.91 against dollar. The Pakistani rupee continued to gain ground against the United States (US) dollar in the inter-bank market in the first trading session of the week on Monday.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- Pakistan reported 1,650 new cases and 9 deaths in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 33,340 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on November 9 at 7:20am).
- Due to the jump in COVID-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) issued more safety guidelines for wedding events. The guidelines require face masks, social distancing, thermal scanning, a two-hour time limit, no self-service food (e.g. buffets), only outdoor events, and a limit of “1,000 attendees.” However, health experts are saying ‘umm, 1,000 people is still a lot.’
2. The wait is over
What’s going on? On Saturday morning, November 7, the Associated Press (AP) and multiple news networks projected that democratic candidate, former Vice President (VP) Joe Biden, is going to be the 46th President of the United States (US). His running mate, California Senator Kamala Harris, will be VP.
The details: Biden and Harris made history in their own way. President-elect Biden got 74 million+ votes, setting a new record for the most ever votes received in a US presidential election. VP-elect Harris achieved many firsts. She is going to be the first woman VP, first Black VP, first Black woman VP, first South Asian American VP, and first South Asian American woman VP (P.S. Harris is the daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants).
Tell me more: Republican nominee, President Donald Trump, tweeted that he won the election. He is insisting the election was stolen from him, and is refusing to concede. He thinks many votes were “illegal and late.” He is also raising questions about how ballots were ‘authenticated.’ He said the election “is far from over,” and plans to fight it out in court. While addressing the lack of evidence to support his claims, President Trump wrote in all caps: “BAD THINGS HAPPENED WHICH OUR OBSERVERS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO SEE.”
The context: These election results were a real nail-biter. Election night started on November 3 and dragged on until Saturday. CNN and PBS NewsHour said it’s normal to not know the results of this year’s election yet, due to excess mail-in votes that are taking longer to count. Usually, news outlets call the race on election night. However, COVID-19 precautions resulted in a surge of mail-in votes and early voting. Also, some states can still count mail-in ballots that trickle in a few days after election day, if they are postmarked by election day.
Looking ahead: President Trump’s campaign is filing lawsuits that focus on transparency and access to observe vote counting (i.e. how far away a campaign observer can stand from officials).
Something to know: Official news networks only call an election race when they decide the candidate who is behind doesn’t have a realistic chance to win. News networks also factor in votes that still need to be counted. In other words, it came down to math in the end. The numbers appeared to be working against President Trump. The media always calls the presidential race before the results are officially certified. President Trump on the other hand, doesn’t understand why “the lamestream media” gets to call the next president.
The bottom line: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan wrote a congratulatory tweet for President-elect Biden, and VP-elect Harris. He wrote about ending illegal tax havens, cracking down on corrupt leaders, and ensuring peace in both Afghanistan and the region.
3. Bank employee arrested over workplace harassment
An unverified video of a Faysal Bank employee in Islamabad emerged on social media. The video, which appears to be recorded secretly, shows him groping a woman employee from behind. Then, he casually sits down, unfazed, as if nothing happened. People tagged the Deputy Commissioner (DC) for Islamabad, Hamza Shafqat, after the video went viral on social media. Later on, Human Rights Minister, Shireen Mazari, announced that the alleged harasser and Faysal bank employee, Usman Gohar, has been arrested. DC Shafqat confirmed Gohar’s arrest, and said no other bank could hire Gohar due to Pakistan’s State Bank regulations. Faysal Bank fired him as well, and issued a statement condemning the incident.
- Backstory: Faysal Bank is the same institution that recently enforced a new conservative dress code for women employees. Women working at the bank have to wear hijabs and loose-fitting/culturally appropriate dresses, such as shalwar kameez, kurta suits, or any other modest attire. As a part of the new dress code, men can wear a variety of western business attire, in addition to shalwar kameez or sherwanis. The point is to create a “code of conduct” that guides “personal business ethics” and applies to all employees.
4. Elderly Ahmadi man shot dead
An unidentified assailant reportedly shot and killed 75-year-old Mahboob Khan near a bus stop in Peshawar. Khan’s brother registered a murder case at the Badabher police station. The family reportedly doesn’t have any conflict with anyone, so the attacker’s motive is unclear. However, Khan is a member of the Ahmadi community, a religious minority in Pakistan that is often marginalized and discriminated against. A spokesperson for the Ahmadi community, Saleem-ud-Din, alleged that Khan’s murder is a part of an ongoing hate campaign against the community. He also claimed this is the third or fourth attack against a member of the Ahmadi community in Peshawar over the past few months.
MARKET RECAP
The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 40,731.61 after dropping 339.69 points (-0.83%) as of November 6, 2020.
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