Pakistan reports 17 more COVID-19 deaths, 1,517 new infections in a day

Pakistan has reported 17 more COVID-19 deaths over the previous 24 hours, lifting the death toll from the disease to 22,469.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the country’s caseload rose to 966,007 after 1,517 new infections were detected during this period.
A total of 46,287 samples were tested, out of which 1,517 turned out to be positive for COVID-19. The positivity ratio of cases reported a sharp increase and was recorded at 3.27% in Pakistan.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease since the pandemic began climbed to 909,525 after 877 more recovered in the last 24 hours.

Thus far, Punjab has reported a total of 347,180 infections, Sindh 342,228, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 138,727, Islamabad 83,155, Balochistan 27,502, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 20,641 and Gilgit Baltistan 6,574.

As of July 7, as many as 14,332,711 people have been partially vaccinated against the deadly virus, while 3,427,072 people have received both doses of the vaccine.

A total of 17,759,783 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, so far.

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Murad Raas announce to open school for transgenders

Punjab Minister for Schools Murad Raas on Tuesday announced to open a school for transgenders in Multan besides having a plan to open more such educational institutes in other parts of the Punjab province, reported.

“It was an entire community that we have sidelined previously and had never thought that they would be getting education or jobs,” Murad Raas said adding that they have taken the decision after meeting the representatives of the transgender community.
He said that they were asked why transgenders are not encouraged to join regular schools. “If they go to regular schools then children who do not understand the emotional side of it could hurt them by poking fun at them,” the education minister said.

Murad Raas, however, said that with a gradual process, they would bring more transgenders towards regular schools.

He said that they would be opening more schools for the community in other parts of the province and would also provide them with job opportunities.

Meanwhile, despite having minimal opportunities, the transgender community in Pakistan has made headlines globally owing to their hard work.

One such example was Pakistani transgender woman Jiya who runs a tailoring shop in a brand new Karachi market.

Pakistan’s parliament recognised the third gender in 2018, giving such individuals fundamental rights such as the ability to vote and choose their gender on official documents.

A 2017 census recorded about 10,000 transgender people, although trans rights groups say the number could be well over 300,000 in the country of 220 million.

 

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Murad Raas announce to open school for transgenders

Punjab Minister for Schools Murad Raas on Tuesday announced to open a school for transgenders in Multan besides having a plan to open more such educational institutes in other parts of the Punjab province, reported.

“It was an entire community that we have sidelined previously and had never thought that they would be getting education or jobs,” Murad Raas said adding that they have taken the decision after meeting the representatives of the transgender community.
He said that they were asked why transgenders are not encouraged to join regular schools. “If they go to regular schools then children who do not understand the emotional side of it could hurt them by poking fun at them,” the education minister said.

Murad Raas, however, said that with a gradual process, they would bring more transgenders towards regular schools.

He said that they would be opening more schools for the community in other parts of the province and would also provide them with job opportunities.

Meanwhile, despite having minimal opportunities, the transgender community in Pakistan has made headlines globally owing to their hard work.

One such example was Pakistani transgender woman Jiya who runs a tailoring shop in a brand new Karachi market.

Pakistan’s parliament recognised the third gender in 2018, giving such individuals fundamental rights such as the ability to vote and choose their gender on official documents.

A 2017 census recorded about 10,000 transgender people, although trans rights groups say the number could be well over 300,000 in the country of 220 million.

 

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Sindh high court orders realease of CM Sindh, cabinet salaries

The Sindh High Court’s (SHC) Sukkur bench on Tuesday ordered to release withheld salary disbursement to the Sindh chief minister, his cabinet members, chief secretary, and secretaries of finance and agriculture departments in pension case.

The salaries were suspended by the SHC for the last six months for not complying with its order regarding the release of pension to retired employees of the Khairpur market committee.

The counsel of the Sindh government apprised the court that Rs60million have been released for the disbursement of the salaries to the retired employees of the market committee.
The SHC bench after confirming from the applicants in present in the court, ordered to release of withheld salaries of Sindh CM, cabinet members, chief secretary and others.

Ghulam Shabbir Mallah, a retired employee of Khairpur market committee had moved SHC Sukkur bench stating that he and his other colleagues had not been receiving pension since their retirement in 2018.

In the previous hearing of the case, the bench had issued directives to the respondents to release their pension.

Expressing its displeasure over Sindh government’s act of disregarding the court order, the bench had ordered that the salaries of all the respondents be stopped until the order was complied with.

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Sindh high court orders realease of CM Sindh, cabinet salaries

The Sindh High Court’s (SHC) Sukkur bench on Tuesday ordered to release withheld salary disbursement to the Sindh chief minister, his cabinet members, chief secretary, and secretaries of finance and agriculture departments in pension case.

The salaries were suspended by the SHC for the last six months for not complying with its order regarding the release of pension to retired employees of the Khairpur market committee.

The counsel of the Sindh government apprised the court that Rs60million have been released for the disbursement of the salaries to the retired employees of the market committee.
The SHC bench after confirming from the applicants in present in the court, ordered to release of withheld salaries of Sindh CM, cabinet members, chief secretary and others.

Ghulam Shabbir Mallah, a retired employee of Khairpur market committee had moved SHC Sukkur bench stating that he and his other colleagues had not been receiving pension since their retirement in 2018.

In the previous hearing of the case, the bench had issued directives to the respondents to release their pension.

Expressing its displeasure over Sindh government’s act of disregarding the court order, the bench had ordered that the salaries of all the respondents be stopped until the order was complied with.

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Balochistan is very close to the heart of Imran Khan: Fawad Chuadry

Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that the country would finalize an agenda for talks with Baloch separatists now, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan shared that he was mulling over to talk to them to settle old disputes.

Taking to Twitter, Fawad Chaudhry said that Pakistan has successfully dismantled the Indian-sponsored terrorist network in Balochistan and now they would finalize an agenda to hold talks with Baloch separatists.

Sharing details of the development projects planned for this year in Balochistan, Chaudhry said that the federal government would complete 131 projects with a cost of Rs731 billion this year alone, other than Rs180 billion earmarked by the provincial government for uplift projects.
Balochistan is very close to the heart of Imran Khan,” he asserted.

On Monday while speaking to the Gwadar business community in his official visit, Prime Minister Imran Khan said if it wasn’t for his sincere intentions for Balochistan he would instead be spending summers in London and shopping from Harrods since he did not win elections here.

Moving on with his Gwadar address, he said he was, in fact, thinking of resolving issues with Baloch insurgents by talking to them since there are possibilities of past injustices they were the victims of.

He said no rulers, federal or local, in the past have dealt with Baloch people fairly and thus deprivation of basic rights prompted despair and resistance amongst citizens there who may have been played into Indian and enemy hands.

 

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Balochistan is very close to the heart of Imran Khan: Fawad Chuadry

Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said that the country would finalize an agenda for talks with Baloch separatists now, a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan shared that he was mulling over to talk to them to settle old disputes.

Taking to Twitter, Fawad Chaudhry said that Pakistan has successfully dismantled the Indian-sponsored terrorist network in Balochistan and now they would finalize an agenda to hold talks with Baloch separatists.

Sharing details of the development projects planned for this year in Balochistan, Chaudhry said that the federal government would complete 131 projects with a cost of Rs731 billion this year alone, other than Rs180 billion earmarked by the provincial government for uplift projects.
Balochistan is very close to the heart of Imran Khan,” he asserted.

On Monday while speaking to the Gwadar business community in his official visit, Prime Minister Imran Khan said if it wasn’t for his sincere intentions for Balochistan he would instead be spending summers in London and shopping from Harrods since he did not win elections here.

Moving on with his Gwadar address, he said he was, in fact, thinking of resolving issues with Baloch insurgents by talking to them since there are possibilities of past injustices they were the victims of.

He said no rulers, federal or local, in the past have dealt with Baloch people fairly and thus deprivation of basic rights prompted despair and resistance amongst citizens there who may have been played into Indian and enemy hands.

 

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