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One Liner
- Breakthrough made in Israel-Saudi talks toward normalization
- Pakistan To Face Acute Shortage of Gas in Next Two Years: Omar Ayub
- PIA further reduces fares for domestic, international flights
- FM Qureshi to attend SCO meeting in Moscow: FO. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will visit Russia to attend the SCO meeting scheduled to take place on September 9, 2020, in Moscow, the foreign office said in a statement on Tuesday.
- Japan provides 500 million yen grant to Pakistan
- Federal govt decides to remove IG Punjab Shoaib Dastagir: sources
- Inam Ghani appointed new IG Punjab
- Gold rates down Rs600 per tola in domestic market. The per tola gold price registered a decrease of Rs600 to Rs115,000 in the domestic market on Monday
Spotlight by The NewsRun
1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- Pakistan reported 330 new cases and 5 deaths in the past 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 20,980 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on September 08 at 9:04am).
- Schools in Pakistan will start reopening in phases next week due to a reported fall in COVID-19 case numbers. The Prime Minister’s (PMs) health advisor, Faisal Sultan, urged parents to make sure their children have face masks. Sultan also recommended dividing classes with 40 students into equal batches, so each group can attend school on alternate days.
- Higher education institutions and senior school classes will reopen on September 15. Classes six till eight will reopen on September 23. Primary classes will reopen on September 30.
2. Is Pakistan ready to let dual nationals become civil servants?
What’s going on? The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) govt is introducing legislation to let dual nationals contest elections in Pakistan. At the same time, if dual nationals actually win, they have to give up their other country’s citizenship before being sworn in. On the other hand, the opposition Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is saying ‘not so fast.’
The details: PPP is reportedly trying to stop dual nationals from getting appointed as civil servants. Some PPP leaders submitted a bill in the National Assembly that aims to amend Section 5 of the Civil Servants Act 1973. Section 5 of the Civil Servants Act currently states that the president, or a person the president authorizes, can prescribe appointments to an all-Pakistan service, a civil service, or a civil post in connection with the federation and defence.
Tell me more: PPP thinks govt servants who are dual nationals will make the country vulnerable, put the country’s interests at stake, and probably leave to avoid accountability. PPP’s bill is plugging in the following condition: “…a civil servant holding dual nationality or citizenship of any foreign country shall not be entitled for appointment.” PPP lawmakers think their bill will ensure the loyalty of govt servants.
The bottom line: PTI’s legislation suggests that dual nationals can at least contest the elections without the risk or uncertainty of giving up their dual nationality for nothing in case they lose. Even though PTI’s legislation aims to increase the participation of overseas Pakistanis in the country’s political landscape, it still doesn’t let dual nationals serve as lawmakers.
3. High court stays deportation of US blogger
Last week, Pakistan’s interior ministry ordered American blogger, Cynthia Ritchie, to leave Pakistan within 15 days. The ministry rejected her request to extend her business visa. Ritchie claims that ministry officials didn’t give her a reason, even though she gave them all the relevant documents. Yesterday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) stayed (i.e. suspended) the interior ministry’s decision to deport Ritchie. The court asked Ritchie to submit an affidavit explaining her grievances before the next hearing. The court also issued notices to the interior secretary and Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)’s director general.
- Backstory: The American blogger and filmmaker has lived in Pakistan for around a decade. While in Pakistan, she worked for the KP province’s health ministry. She began working for PM Imran Khan’s PTI party in 2011. Even though she reportedly gets along with Pakistan’s security forces, she denies working for any security agency inside or outside of Pakistan. She recently kicked up a political storm by accusing some PPP politicians of harassing and raping her in 2011.
4. Fatal rockslide in KP marble mine
At least 11 people, a majority of them laborers, were killed in a rockslide at a marble mine in KP’s Mohmand district. Five people were injured. A heavy boulder fell on people working in the mine at Ziarat Ghar mountain. There is a chance more people are still trapped underneath the debris. A rescue team is carrying out a search operation to find missing people.
5. Quick catch up
Remember when the SAPM on Information, Asim Bajwa, resigned from his position? He decided to submit his resignation after an investigative report came out, which made claims about his family’s properties and business interests abroad. The article also suggested that Bajwa used his official roles in Pakistan to help his family set up offshore businesses. However, in the midst of a hectic news cycle, there was an important update in this story. PM Khan refused to accept Bajwa’s resignation. PM Khan was reportedly satisfied with the documents Bajwa used as evidence against the article.
MARKET RECAP
The benchmark KSE-100 index closed at 42,295.75 after rising 272.75 points (+0.65%) as of September 7, 2020.
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