Sunday, February 7, 2021

One Terrorist Killed, Five Arrested Including one Foreigner In Karachi

One Terrorist Killed, Five Arrested Including one Foreigner In Karachi
A terrorist was killed and five others including a foreigner were taken into custody after an exchange of fire with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) team in Karachi in the wee hours of Monday

According to DIG CTD Umar Shahid, the personnel raided a house in Shah Latif Town area of Karachi.

An exchange of fire took place between terrorists and CTD, as a result, one of the terrorists was killed and five others were taken into custody including a foreigner.

The CTD personnel recovered explosive material, suicide jackets, and a rickshaw laden with explosive material from the arrested terrorist. The bomb disposal squad defused the rickshaw.

Four suicide jackets, 15 hand grenades, four Kalashnikov, two rocket launchers, hundreds of bullets were recovered from the custody of the arrested.

He further said that the identity of the arrested terrorists is not yet known and have been shifted to an unknown place for an investigation into the matter.

It is to be mentioned here that the security was put on high-alert in Karachi in view of possible terrorist attack following a threat alert issued by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA).

Last week, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) warned that a vehicle has been prepared to carry out an attack against an unspecified or high-profile building in Karachi in near future.



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1,037 new Corona Cases are reported In Pakistan, 59 Deaths in a Day

1,037 new Corona Cases are reported In Pakistan, 59 Deaths in a Day
Pakistan has recorded 59 more coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 12,026.

According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 59 more lives and 1,037 fresh infections were reported.

In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,260 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and 1,828 patients are still in critical condition.

The total count of active cases is 31,983 and positivity rate stands at 3.22 per cent.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), with fresh inclusion of the infections in the country the national tally of cases now currently stands at 555,511.

A total of 32,149 tests were conducted across the country during this period. Overall 511,502 people have recovered from the deadly disease so far while 8,224,869 samples



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Pakistan Starts the Final Day of the Test Positively

Pakistan Starts the Final Day of the Test Positively
Pakistan started the final day of the Rawalpindi Test as they wanted, taking the wicket of Rassie van der Dussen in the first over moving closer to the historic victory on Monday.

Pacer Hasan Ali clean bowled der Dussen in his first over raising hopes of ending the series on a positive note.

Set a daunting 370-run target, South Africa finished the fourth day on 127-1 with Aiden Markram on 59 and Dussen unbeaten on 48. The tourists will need another 243 runs to level the series on Monday.

Earlier, Pakistan were helped to 298 all out in their second innings by a scintillating maiden hundred by wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan who finished on 115 not out.

South Africa had lost opener Dean Elgar to fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi for 17 at the total of 33, before Markram and Dussen negated Pakistani spinners on a seemingly unresponsive pitch, having added 94 for the unbroken second wicket stand.

South Africa can take confidence from the fact that two targets of 300 plus have been chased in the last 20 days with India overhauling 324 against Australia in Brisbane on January 18 and West Indies scoring 395 against Bangladesh at Chattogram on Sunday -- both on the last day.

Pakistan can take heart from the fact that no team has chased more than the 220 scored by Sri Lanka in 2000 in ten Tests in Rawalpindi, and that South Africa have not chased 250-plus since 2014.

South Africa’s assistant coach Enoch Nkwe hoped his team can cross the line.

"We need to build on this partnership (Markram-Dussen) as we know wickets can fall in cluster like the first Test," said Nkwe. "The pitch is playing well so the guys need to apply themselves to get to the target."

Rizwan said one wicket can open the door for Pakistan.

"Whenever we get one more wicket we are confident that we can catch them," he said. "We need this win and we have spoken positively about it."

It was Rizwan who gave Pakistan a sniff of victory.

He was at his best, putting on a match-turning 97-run partnership for the ninth wicket with number ten batsman Nauman Ali who made 45, frustrating the South Africans who were looking for a series-levelling win.



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1,037 new Corona Cases are reported In Pakistan, 59 Deaths in a Day

1,037 new Corona Cases are reported In Pakistan, 59 Deaths in a Day
Pakistan has recorded 59 more coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 12,026.

According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 59 more lives and 1,037 fresh infections were reported.

In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,260 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and 1,828 patients are still in critical condition.

The total count of active cases is 31,983 and positivity rate stands at 3.22 per cent.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), with fresh inclusion of the infections in the country the national tally of cases now currently stands at 555,511.

A total of 32,149 tests were conducted across the country during this period. Overall 511,502 people have recovered from the deadly disease so far while 8,224,869 samples



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One Terrorist Killed, Five Arrested Including one Foreigner In Karachi

One Terrorist Killed, Five Arrested Including one Foreigner In Karachi
A terrorist was killed and five others including a foreigner were taken into custody after an exchange of fire with the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) team in Karachi in the wee hours of Monday

According to DIG CTD Umar Shahid, the personnel raided a house in Shah Latif Town area of Karachi.

An exchange of fire took place between terrorists and CTD, as a result, one of the terrorists was killed and five others were taken into custody including a foreigner.

The CTD personnel recovered explosive material, suicide jackets, and a rickshaw laden with explosive material from the arrested terrorist. The bomb disposal squad defused the rickshaw.

Four suicide jackets, 15 hand grenades, four Kalashnikov, two rocket launchers, hundreds of bullets were recovered from the custody of the arrested.

He further said that the identity of the arrested terrorists is not yet known and have been shifted to an unknown place for an investigation into the matter.

It is to be mentioned here that the security was put on high-alert in Karachi in view of possible terrorist attack following a threat alert issued by the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA).

Last week, the National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) warned that a vehicle has been prepared to carry out an attack against an unspecified or high-profile building in Karachi in near future.



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1,037 new Corona Cases are reported In Pakistan, 59 Deaths in a Day

1,037 new Corona Cases are reported In Pakistan, 59 Deaths in a Day
Pakistan has recorded 59 more coronavirus-related deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 12,026.

According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 59 more lives and 1,037 fresh infections were reported.

In the past 24 hours, as many as 1,260 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and 1,828 patients are still in critical condition.

The total count of active cases is 31,983 and positivity rate stands at 3.22 per cent.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), with fresh inclusion of the infections in the country the national tally of cases now currently stands at 555,511.

A total of 32,149 tests were conducted across the country during this period. Overall 511,502 people have recovered from the deadly disease so far while 8,224,869 samples



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VIPs are the First Priority for Sindh Gov instead of Front Line Health Workers for Vaccination

VIPs are the First Priority for Sindh Gov instead of Front Line Health Workers for Vaccination
As the first phase of inoculation of frontline healthcare workers against Covid-19 continues, Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday alleged that the vaccine was being administered to VIPs in Sindh.

He claimed that in the Centre, the vaccine had not even been given to Prime Minister Imran Khan, federal ministers or their families.

In a tweet, Mr Umar said complaints had been received that people other than the healthcare workers were receiving the vaccine jabs in Karachi. As a result, representatives of the Sindh government were instructed during the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) meeting to vaccinate healthcare workers only.


He said the vaccine had been given to the provincial government and therefore should inoculate healthcare personnel.

According to media reports, NCOC National Coordinator Lt Gen Hamooduz Zaman Khan has been directed to investigate the matter.

The vaccination drive was launched by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Feb 2 in Islamabad, which started in the rest of the country the next day.

Pakistan performs better

With the country reporting another 1,346 infections and 53 deaths and the overall positivity rate of 3.64pc on Sunday, the global ranking of Pakistan in terms of most number of cases dropped to the 30th place.

In June last year, the country was among the top 10 countries having the most Covid-19 infections.

Pakistan’s ranking is much better than the United States (US), India, Russia, United Kingdom (UK), France, Turkey, Germany, South Africa, Iran, Indonesia, Canada, Israel, Iraq and Sweden.

According to data released by the NCOC on Sunday, total number of people having been infected by Covid-19 since Feb 26, 2020 was 554,474, with 11,967 dying. The rest of the infected people had recovered. There are 32,265 active cases at present, the data revealed.

Meanwhile, majority of the frontline healthcare workers in Islamabad seem to have adopted a ‘wait and see’ policy as only 34 health professionals have so far been vaccinated against Covid-19 since the drive was launched on Feb 2.

However, District Health Officer Dr Zaeem Zia hoped that a large number of healthcare workers would be inoculated on Monday (today) as around 300 appointments had been called for the day.

The global data showed that the US had reported the most number of cases – over 27 million – and around 473,000 deaths. India has recorded 10.8 million cases and 155,000 deaths, Brazil, 9.4 million cases and 231,000 deaths; UK, 3.9 million cases and 112,000 deaths; Turkey, 2.5 million cases and 26,000 deaths, and Iran, over 1.4 million cases and 55,000 deaths.

However, in the US, 970,567 tests per million population were carried out, whereas in the UK, 1.12 million tests were conducted. Russia carried out 712,464 tests, Turkey, 359,156; Brazil, 133,977; India, 144,560; Iran, 114,219 whereas Pakistan conducted only 36,664 tests per million population.

Novel coronavirus was first detected in China in December 2019 which then spread to other countries. Pakistan closed its borders and took a number of steps to stop the spread. The first case of the virus was reported in Pakistan in the last week of February 2020.

On March 13 of that year, the meeting of the National Security Committee, comprising top civil and military leadership, was held to discuss the crisis which was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.

Prime Minister Imran Khan, who had chaired the meeting, directed the relevant authorities to devise a comprehensive strategy to check the spread of the disease.

Lockdown was announced on March 16 and a number of industries, educational institutions, restaurants and marriage halls were closed. Pakistan also sealed its western border with Afghanistan and Iran and even closed Kartarpur shrine to local people.

The National Disaster Management Authority was involved to ensure availability of medical equipment and health-related supplies at the earliest.

After the construction industry was opened on Aug 7, the National Coordination Committee on Covid-19 lifted restrictions on tourism on Aug 8 and on restaurants and transport sector from Aug 10.

Educational institutions and marriage halls were opened on Sept 15, 2020.

After restrictions were eased, a large number of people thronged public spots without following the SOPs. As a result, tourist destinations in Gilgit-Baltistan had to be closed.

In October 2020, cases started to rise again and the NCOC officially declared it to be the second wave of the virus.

Initially educational institutions, from where cases were being reported, were closed and then a lockdown policy was announced for hotspots. As the situation worsened on Nov 11, the NCOC decided to increase restrictions, and finally closed educational institutions on Nov 26.

After the situation improved, secondary schools and colleges were opened on Jan 18, 2021 while and primary and middle institutions resumed from Feb 1.



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