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One Liner
- Four labourers killed in Jamshoro mine accident. Four labourers were killed in a mine accident at the Lakhra Coal Mine in Jamshoro on Wednesday.
- Sindh court stops PMC from holding MDCAT on November 15. The Medical and Dental College Admission Test that was due to to be held on November 15 across Pakistan has been postponed by the Sindh High Court.
- Dollar rate drops to Rs158 as rupee strengthens. The demand for dollars in Pakistan has dropped, which has brought the greenback rates to Rs158, according to Malik Bostan, president of the Forex Association of Pakistan.
- Pakistan Railways announces restoring KCR from Monday. Pakistan Railways has announced that it will partially resume the inner-city Karachi Circular Railway service from Monday, November 16—after a 21-year closure.
- Bahrain’s PM Dies at 84. Bahrain’s Prince Khalifa bin Salman al-Khalifa, the world’s longest-serving prime minister who had held the post since independence in 1971, died Wednesday at the age of 84, state media announced.
- US Embassy Applogises Over Retweeting Ahsan Iqbal Post. The American embassy in Pakistan has apologized over retweeting Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Ahsan Iqbal tweet on its twitter handle.
- Five more dengue fever cases reported in Punjab. Provincial health authorities on Wednesday reported five more cases of dengue fever in Punjab in 24 hours
- Gold prices fall for third consecutive day. The per tola gold price witnessed a decline of Rs100 in the domestic market on Wednesday
- Pakistan drop Asad Shafiq from New Zealand tour squad. Veteran middle-order batsman Asad Shafiq has been dropped from the 30-member squad for the tour of New Zealand.
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- Pakistan reported 1,708 new cases and 21 deaths in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 31,989 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on November 11 at 7:03am).
2. Intelligence officers and Rangers behind the arrest of ex-PM’s son-in-law
What’s going on? Yesterday, the Pakistan army’s media wing announced the suspension of some intelligence officers and paramilitary Rangers. It’s unclear how many were removed, and further proceedings are pending.
The details: The army’s investigation revealed that officers from the Pakistan Rangers in Sindh and Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) HQ in Karachi were involved in the arrest of opposition politician, retired Captain Muhammad Safdar. Safdar is a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, and son-in-law of former PM Nawaz Sharif. Last month, PML-N leader, Muhammad Zubair, claimed that Rangers abducted Sindh police chief, Mushtaq Mehar, and made him sign orders for Safdar’s arrest.
Tell me more: Sharif, thinks the army’s inquiry into Safdar’s arrest is bogus. Sharif claimed the inquiry report is a “cover up,” and that the army is pointing fingers at easy scapegoats (i.e. junior officers) to protect “the real culprits.” However, a spokesperson for the opposition-led anti-govt movement (i.e Pakistan Democratic Movement), called the report “a victory of the democratic forces.” Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, initially urged the army chief and ISI director general to investigate Safdar’s arrest. He welcomed the inquiry report, calling it “good news.”
The context: Last month, police arrested Safdar from his hotel room in Karachi. He was charged for allegedly violating the sanctity of Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s (i.e. Quaid-i-Azam’s)
The bottom line: The army didn’t outright say Rangers and intelligence officers “abducted” Sindh’s police chief. The army only said officers were under public pressure to take lawful action against the “desecration” of Jinnah’s tomb, thought the local police were being to slow, and ended up going overboard. The army’s statement still contradicts a comment PM Imran Khan’s aide made last month. When talking about Safdar’s arrest, Special Assistant to the PM on Political Communication, Shahbaz Gill, said the opposition is trying to “orchestrate drama.”
3. Arrest warrant for performing child marriage
A local court in Karachi issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Qazi Mufti Ahmed Jaan Raheemi, a cleric accused of officiating the marriage of an underage Christian girl name Neha. Neha was allegedly forced to convert to Islam as well. Last year, Neha filed a case against Raheemi, her supposed husband Muhammad Imran, and his four relatives. In a previous hearing, a judge noted that witness statements supported Neha’s allegations. Neha claimed she was under 13-years-old and forced to marry Imran. Neha also said she hasn’t “embraced Islam.” Some of the reporting on this case is still unclear. There’s no mention of Neha’s parents. Where were they when this forced marriage took place, were they involved? Who is representing Neha? Is she old enough to file a case and record a statement in court?
MARKET RECAP
The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 40,153.05 after rising 369.01 points (+0.90%) as of November 10, 2020.
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