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1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
2. Pakistan condemns attack in Jeddah
What’s going on? There was an explosion at a cemetery in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The blast took place during an international World War I (WWI) commemoration ceremony.
The details: Representatives and foreign diplomats from several countries attended the event, which was held at a non-Muslim cemetery. At least three people were wounded in the blast, including a Greek national, a United Kingdom (UK) national, and a Saudi security officer.
Tell me more: So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the explosion. The embassies of France, Greece, Italy, the U.K. and the U.S., which were all associated with the ceremony, condemned the attack. They plan to support Saudi authorities with an investigation that is underway.
The context: Even though the motive behind this attack is unclear, it happened while French President Emmanuel Macron has been getting intense backlash from Muslims around the world. However, President Macron wasn’t at the event. A few weeks ago, he defended the right to publish caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), and said France would not “give up” the caricatures. He made this statement during a memorial service for history teacher Samuel Paty, who was beheaded in a Paris suburb on October 16. Paty was killed after showing the same caricatures to his students during a discussion about the limits of free speech. The suspected assailant was an 18-year-old Russian national of Chechen origin.
The bottom line: Pakistan is amongst some of the countries that condemned the attack. A foreign office spokesperson said the govt and people of Pakistan stand in solidarity with Saudi Arabia.
3. U.S. embassy in Islamabad apologizes for political retweet
The U.S. embassy in Islamabad is trying to do some damage control. The embassy’s Twitter account retweeted a post by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Ahsan Iqbal. He retweeted a screenshot of a Washington Post headline, titled “Trump’s defeat is a blow for the world’s demagogues and dictators.” In his retweet, Iqbal wrote, “We have one in Pakistan too. He will be shown the way out soon,” which sounds like a derogatory reference to Prime Minister Imran Khan. Govt officials said ‘this is unacceptable’ and told the embassy to respect diplomatic protocol.
4. When COVID-19 isn’t the only reason you need a face mask
Excess smog covered Lahore yesterday. Officials issued warnings about throat infections, coughing, respiratory disease and eye related problems. Doctors urged people to stay home. The air quality in Lahore reportedly plummeted to hazardous levels. At one point, the Air Quality Index (AQI) rose to 750 in the city’s poorer areas (i.e. the higher the AQI value, the greater the level of air pollution). Same story in Abbottabad, where pollution reportedly increased to very unhealthy levels. People need to wear face masks to protect themselves from both pollution and COVID-19.
MARKET RECAP
The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 41,197.32 after rising 44.27 points (+0.11%) as of November 11, 2020.
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