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- PM Imran Khan calls for Muslim unity to end attacks on Islam, Prophet PBUH. Prime Minister Imran Khan has raised the issue of the publication of blasphemous caricatures on the international level and asked the leaders of the Muslim states to act collectively for countering the Islamophobia; attacks on Islam and Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) in Western countries especially Europe
- Digital media wing established to promote national narrative of Pakistan. The federal government has taken a major step to promote national narrative and counter anti-state propaganda by establishing a digital media wing under the administration of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
- ‘Anyone not wearing a face mask in public places can be arrested’: DC Islamabad. The Islamabad district magistrate has imposed Section 144 on the wearing of masks in public places in the capital and warned action against the violators
- NCOC makes mandatory to wear face masks in crowded places. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has made it mandatory to wear face masks in crowded places and ordered the provincial government for taking strict measures in view of the rising cases of coronavirus pandemic
- Navy Conducts Successful Demonstration Of Anti-ship Missiles fire. Pakistan Navy Fleet units have demonstrated their optimum standard of combat readiness through live weapon firing of anti-ship missiles in North Arabian Sea.
- Motorway rape suspect handed over to the police for 10 more days. An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Wednesday extended physical remand of Shafqat, one of the two key suspects in the motorway gang rape case.
- Pakistan rejects India’s land ownership laws in occupied Kashmir. Pakistan on Wednesday categorically rejected the Indian government’s illegal amendments in land ownership laws in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir promulgated under “J-K Re-organisation (Adaptation of Central Laws) Third Order, 2020”
- Gold prices fall for the third consecutive day. Registering the third consecutive day decline, the price of yellow metal decreased by Rs 1200 in the domestic market
- PCB confirms Shadab Khan to miss first Pakistan-Zimbabwe ODI. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed that star all-rounder Shadab Khan will miss the first ODI of three-match against Zimbabwe.
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- COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- Pakistan reported 825 new cases and 14 deaths in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 29,477 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on October 28 at 6:58am).
- The govt hinted at new COVID-19 related restrictions in Pakistan. Are you thinking, ‘but why?’ The Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health, Dr. Faisal Sultan, said there are a growing number of virus-linked cases and deaths in Pakistan. According to Dr. Sultan, restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are becoming unavoidable. He also said (in other words) ‘it’s clear that people are not listening to safety guidelines, thanks for nothing.’
2. Fatal blast at a religious school in Peshawar
What’s going on? At least eight people were killed, and more than 110 injured, during an explosion yesterday morning at the Jamia Zuberia madrasa (i.e. Islamic school) in Peshawar’s Dir Colony. The blast took place during a class with Sheikh Rahimuddin Haqqani, a senior cleric and instructor. Four of the deceased victims were reportedly students between the ages of 20 to 25. A state of emergency was declared for Peshawar’s hospitals, so they could prepare for a stream of wounded patients.
The details: The madrasa is located in an area where a lot of Afghans live. Most of the madrasa’s students are in their early to mid-20s. Some students told authorities that an unidentified man brought a bag inside earlier on and left. Police officials suspect the bag contained an improvised-explosive device (I.E.D). Around 11 lbs of explosives were used in the attack.
Tell me more: Political leaders in the federal govt and opposition parties condemned the attack. Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan said ‘we will make sure the terrorists are brought to justice.’ UNICEF reported that some children were also injured.
The bottom line: No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. The Pakistan Taliban already said ‘we didn’t do it.’ Peshawar, which is near the border with Afghanistan, has a history of militant violence. Schools in Peshawar have been attacked in the past as well. On December 16, 2014, gunmen linked to the Pakistan Taliban stormed the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar and killed 150 people, most of them children.
3. Rising wheat and sugar imports
Pakistan is reportedly becoming a major importer of agricultural goods. Pakistan was actually exporting products like wheat and sugar until fiscal year (FY) 2020. According to VP of the Sindh Abadgar Board (SAB), Syed Mahmood Nawaz Shah, Pakistan’s wheat output dropped 15-20% in FY 2020, probably due to climate change. However, Shah thinks other factors could have impacted wheat output as well. He said the govt didn’t think it was any cause for alarm, since wheat production seemed to be meeting local demand. Now, the govt is apparently relying on imports to control high food prices in the country. However, this strategy is also fueling a trade deficit.
- What’s a trade deficit? If the value of a country’s imports is greater than the value of its exports, that indicates a trade deficit.
4. Minor boy allegedly raped and killed in Balochistan
The body of an eight-year-old boy was found in Balochistan’s Kalat district on Tuesday. The boy was allegedly raped and tortured before being killed. He had gone to a madrasa near his home on Monday, and went missing at around 4:30pm. His family reported that he was missing, and looked for him with police all night. The police found his body on a hill at 9am on Tuesday. A police surgeon confirmed that the child was raped by more than one person.
- Backstory: More than 40 cases of child abuse have been reported in Balochistan this year. As for Pakistan as a whole, a child protection organization named Sahil reported that 1,489 children were sexually abused during the first half of this year (i.e. 785 girls and 704 boys). In most of these cases, the abusers were acquaintances of the victims or the victims’ families, while strangers were the abusers in other cases.
5. South Africa’s cricket team might touch down in Pakistan
Cricket South Africa announced it will send a security assessment delegation to Pakistan this weekend. There are apparently plans to organize a cricket tour in Pakistan sometime in 2021. South Africa’s cricket team has been steering clear of playing in Pakistan due to security concerns. If all goes well and the tour comes through, this could be the South Africa cricket team’s first visit to Pakistan since 2007/08.
MARKET RECAP
The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 41,381.83 after dropping 468.64 points (-1.12%) as of October 27, 2020.
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