Author: Ahmed Mukhtar Naqshbandi

First evacuation since US withdrawal.
US government is working with the Taliban to evacuate foreigners.
US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad pressed Taliban authorities to allow foreigners to leave.

Pakistan reports 4,062 new coronavirus infections over last 24 hours, NCOC data shows.
Daily case count has mostly been hovering between the 3,000-4,000 range for close to a month now.
Country also lost 84 people to deadly virus, pushing toll to 26,497.

Railways’ employees directed to get the first jab by September 15 and second by October 15.
People with single dose can travel till September 15 and by October 15, only fully jabbed to be allowed.
The check on SOPs has improved at railway stations, spokesperson for railways says.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday stressed that the prevention of a humanitarian crisis and economic meltdown in Afghanistan…

Masarat Alam Bhat has been under detention for some 25 years – the longest preventive custody in Asia, according to some lawyers.
Syed Ali Shah Geelani was named chairman of the APHC, for life but stepped down last year. The alliance, however, had not named anyone to replace Geelani.
51-year-old Bhat, like his predecessor, is an uncompromising proponent of Kashmir’s freedom.

The MSCI will reclassify the MSCI Pakistan Indexes in one step, coinciding with the Nov 2021 Semi-Annual Index Review.
As an immediate reaction, local and foreign investors may resort to panic selling of shares at the stock market today.
The MSCI has given an estimated index weight of 1.90% — based on a stimulation using pro forma data as of August 31, 2021.

“I was proud to witness the naval exercise that included our close partners Pakistan and Germany,” said US Consul General Mark Stroh.

Sindh total Property tax collection in FY21 stands at Rs1.679 billion, including Rs1.52bn from Karachi alone.