- Pakistan reports lowest daily death toll in third wave of coronavirus pandemic
The 20 deaths reported Monday are the lowest in four months. Before this, the country last reported 16 deaths in a day from the virus during the third wave on February 21.
- Lawmakers to get in-camera briefing on national security
A session of the National Assembly’s committee on national security has been summoned for a briefing on the latest situation and regional issues amid the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
- Ghee & oil to become more expensive from July 1
Ghee and oil will become more expensive, with the price increasing up to Rs18 per kg/liter from July 1 following budgetary taxation measures made by the government through the finance bill.
- PM Imran Khan arrives in Naran to inaugurate tourism projects
Prime Minister Imran Khan has arrived in Naran to inaugurate various tourism-related projects. The prime minister is being accompanied by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mehmood Khan and KP Governor Shah Farman on his visits to various tourist resorts.
- Investigators make progress in Lahore Johar Town blast probe
Investigators have achieved a breakthrough in the Johar Town blast case as a suspect, believed to be the man who parked the explosive-laden vehicle, has been arrested from Rawalpindi.
- NCOC wants schools to go on summer break from July 18
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has suggested that schools and other educational institutions should go on summer break from July 18 onwards.
- Fawad calls PM’s remarks about Osama ‘slip of tongue’
The information minister said, Pakistan’s position regarding the terrorist outfit was clear from day one as the country as a member of the United Nations had voted for the UN resolution declaring Al Qaeda and its leadership (Osama bin Laden) terrorist.
- 69 TLP activists from Pindi division put on terror watch list
As many as 218 people, including 69 members of the banned Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), have been placed on the fourth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 in the Rawalpindi division by the Punjab home department.
- FM renews pledge to make South Punjab a province
“The demand to convert South Punjab into a province is beyond any discrimination,” Qureshi said as he addressed a gathering at the South Punjab secretariat.
- Crypto exchange Binance told to stop regulated activities in UK
Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ordered cryptocurrency exchange Binance to stop undertaking any regulated activity in the country, saying the firm lacked authorization.
- The dollar index rose 1 point to 91.85
- Crude oil fell 3 cents to $74.02 a barrel
- Gold rate rose $1.75 to $1,779.55 an ounce
COVID-19 Updates:
- With 914 new COVID-19 cases, 20 deaths recorded in the last 44 hours
- 32,225 COVID-19 cases are active in the country
- The total death tally of Covid-19 stands at 22,231
- 910 people recovered from Coronavirus in the last 24 hours
- The positivity rate of Covid-19 is recorded at 2.05%
- Over 181 million are infected globally
- More than 3.9 million have died due to the virus
- Over 132 million recovered from COVID-19
- Pakistan reports less than 1,000 Covid cases for the third straight day
- Province vise breakdown: Sindh: 521 cases, 8 deaths
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 131 cases, 4 deaths
- Punjab: 104 cases, 8 deaths
- Baluchistan: 61 cases
- Gilgit-Baltistan: 35 cases
- Islamabad: 31 cases
- Azad Jammu and Kashmir: 31 cases
