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1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
2. Obama’s memoir reveals more details on Bin-Laden raid
The details: Specifically the 2011 night-time helicopter raid that killed Al Qaeda leader, Bin-Laden. According to Dawn, Obama wrote that he didn’t want to miss a chance to take out Bin-Laden in Abbottabad, knowing that he would be “violating the territory of a putative ally…”
Tell me more: According to Dawn’s overview of the memoir, Obama called Pakistan’s president at the time, Asif Ali Zardari, after the raid. Obama reportedly wrote that he expected the call to be more difficult. However, Zardari apparently showed “genuine emotion,” and talked about how extremists with reported ties to Al Qaeda killed his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Obama apparently also quoted Zardari saying, “Whatever the fallout, it’s very good news.”
There’s still more: Obama’s military chief, Mike Mullen, also called Pakistan’s army chief at the time, Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. According to Dawn’s report about the memoir, Kayani asked the U.S. to announce the raid and its target asap so his people could start managing the public’s reaction.
The context: On May 2, 2011, a U.S. Navy Seal team flew from Afghanistan to Pakistan, barged into Bin-Laden’s compound in Abbottabad, and killed him. Bin-Laden was the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks. According to Dawn’s report about the memoir, Obama wrote that he didn’t want to involve Pakistan in the raid, because he believed certain elements in the country maintained links with the Taliban, and maybe even Al Qaeda.
The bottom line: It sounds like Obama had an inkling that Pakistani authorities would be upset and consider the Bin-Laden raid a violation of its sovereignty. However, Obama was pleasantly surprised to see that Zardari took it well, and Kayani was cordial enough, while worried about the public blowback. It sounds like Pakistan didn’t know what was going to happen in Abbottabad, and the U.S. didn’t tell Pakistan about its lead on Bin-Laden.
3. Indian flight makes emergency landing in Karachi
An Indian plane made an emergency landing at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi since a passenger was having health issues. The aircraft of private airline, GoAir, was on its way to New Delhi from Riyadh. The ill passenger, 30-year-old Muhammad Noushad, was pronounced dead after doctors reached the airport. Noushad reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest and passed away before the plane landed.
4. UAE bans visitors from 12 countries, including Pakistan
The UAE will temporarily stop issuing visit visas to 12 countries. Pakistan is in the mix as well. However, the visit visa suspension doesn’t apply to visas that have already been issued. Also, people with iqamas (i.e. residence permits), transit, and work visas can still enter the UAE. Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri, said UAE authorities most likely made this decision due to COVID-19. The infection rate in Pakistan has been rising since last month. Back in June, when there was a COVID-19 surge in Pakistan, a UAE airline (i.e. Emirates) temporarily suspende
5. England cricket team returning to Pakistan
The England cricket team plans to visit Pakistan for the first time in 16 years. The team will play a short T20 series in October 2021 (i.e. two T20 Internationals). The matches are scheduled for October 14-15 in Karachi. The England team’s scheduled tour in Pakistan is another indication that international cricket is slowly returning to the country after a terrorist attack on the Sri Lanka team’s bus in 2009. After the bus attack, Pakistan mostly used Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi as home venues. Since September 2019, Pakistan has also hosted Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.
MARKET RECAP
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