Corona positivity rate jumps to 3.65% in pakistan

The COVID-19 positivity ratio in Pakistan has jumped to 3.65 per cent over the past 24 hours, reported.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 25 more people lost their lives, lifting the nationwide fatalities to 22,520.
The country’s caseload climbed to 969,476 after 1,737 more people tested positive for the deadly virus during this period. The new infections emerged when 47,528 tests were conducted during the said period.
The active cases were recorded at 35,573. The positivity ratio of COVID-19 cases reported a sharp increase and was recorded at 3.65% in Pakistan.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease since the pandemic began climbed to 911,383 after 774 more recovered in the last 24 hours.

Thus far, Punjab has reported a total of 347,553 COVID-19 infections, Sindh 344,223, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 139,008, Islamabad 83,400, Balochistan 27,781, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 20,811 and Gilgit Baltistan 6,700.

As of July 9, as many as 14,698,191 people have been partially vaccinated against the deadly virus, while 3,530,044 people have received both doses of the vaccine.

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Corona positivity rate jumps to 3.65% in pakistan

The COVID-19 positivity ratio in Pakistan has jumped to 3.65 per cent over the past 24 hours, reported.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 25 more people lost their lives, lifting the nationwide fatalities to 22,520.
The country’s caseload climbed to 969,476 after 1,737 more people tested positive for the deadly virus during this period. The new infections emerged when 47,528 tests were conducted during the said period.
The active cases were recorded at 35,573. The positivity ratio of COVID-19 cases reported a sharp increase and was recorded at 3.65% in Pakistan.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease since the pandemic began climbed to 911,383 after 774 more recovered in the last 24 hours.

Thus far, Punjab has reported a total of 347,553 COVID-19 infections, Sindh 344,223, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 139,008, Islamabad 83,400, Balochistan 27,781, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 20,811 and Gilgit Baltistan 6,700.

As of July 9, as many as 14,698,191 people have been partially vaccinated against the deadly virus, while 3,530,044 people have received both doses of the vaccine.

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Terrorism is once again rearing its head in Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Thursday said that "terrorism is once again rearing its head in Pakistan".

"Never in its 70-year history has the country witnessed the decline it has in the last three years," she said in a rally in Azad Jammu and Kashmir's Muzaffarabad city.

Maryam was in the region to kick off the party's campaign for the July 25 elections to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Her reference to terrorist activities being on the rise comes after the government recently revealed to the nation that last month's blast in Lahore's Johar Town was carried out by a man associated with India's RAW intelligence agency.

Maryam heaped scorn onto the PTI-led government, and especially on Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming him a "calamity" that has been "imposed on Pakistan" since the last three years.

She said the prime minister had "surrendered Kashmir to India".

The PML-N vice president accused the premier of having come into power with stolen votes and that a similar attempt was made in the Daska by-polls. The race was ultimately won by PML-N.

Maryam said that this time as well, if there is an attempt to steal the elections, the party will not stand by idly.

Chattar Klas address
Earlier in the day, she had delivered an address in the Chattar Klas village.

At the outset, the PML-N leader sought to remind the gathering that she is a Kashmiri with Kashmiri blood coursing through her veins.

She said that Pakistan stands in solidarity with Kashmiris on both sides of the divide.

The PML-N vice president said that the "son of Kashmir", Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (party supremo), will "fight every fight" for Kashmiris.

"He will fight for your rights, he will fight for your independence and he will see to it that victory falls into your very laps," she said.

Maryam went on to refer to a video in which there were threats to "smash" her, and she said her father called her and expressed his concern for her safety, but at the same time, said that she should go to Kashmir. "You have nothing to fear from Kashmiris."

She said she wishes to pay tribute to AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider and all the workers of the PML-N, who despite attempts to "steal the election", have "stood tall in defiance like a mountain".

Rejecting the impression she said had been put forth by the government, that the PML-N is struggling to find applicants for the election, she said that the party had received at least 10 and as many as 20 applications from each district.

Referring to two PML-N members who had reportedly jumped ship to ally with the government, she said that if the government is so confident they have a large number of contestants for the election, "why did you feel the need to turn two of ours?"

Maryam also paid tribute to Raja Abdul Qayyum, who despite having lost a ticket this time to Raja Ibrar Hussain, continued to support the party and its cause. "This shows us how big hearted he is," she said.

"This is why I have kicked off the election campaign from his house," the PML-N vice president added.

She said that the main rally will take place in Muzaffarabad today, where she has "many any important thing to talk about".

"I will of course speak about Kashmir — that is why I am here — but I will also talk about how when the one who stole your votes, deprived you of wheat, sugar, electricity and medicines, what things you must ask him, what you must ask Imran Khan."

She said she will shed light on why when Nawaz Sharif was prime minister, the Indian prime minister came to Pakistan, and why when Imran Khan "came to power after stealing your votes", the Indian government had the audacity to change the status of Kashmir.

"Are 220 million people looking to you for this? For you to go barter off Kashmir and for you to return and say something like that?" she asked the premier.

She said that PM Imran Khan "can only shed tears over how the Indian prime minister does not receive his phone calls, or how the US president does not extend an invitation to him for a visit".

Maryam asked what had happened to the government's plan of observing a two-minute silence every week for occupied Kashmir over its autonomous status having been illegally stripped by India, which continues to keep the area under siege.

"That two minute silence is seen nowhere and instead you have been absolutely silent on the issue since," she said to the prime minister.

She said to those looking to "steal the election": "Listen up! Muslim League Noon is not the Muslim League Noon of the past. Muslim League Noon now knows how to pry every stolen seat from your grasp."

Reminding people of the Daska by-election, she said every party worker now knows "how to stop the theft of votes".

"He who stole the election back in 2018, still needs to employ such tactics three years down the line," Maryam said.

Moving on to speak about the Gilgit-Baltistan election, where seven of the party members emerged as turncoats, she said that "despite being electables and winning horses, they all lost".

She said that in GB one had to fight against a mild-mannered person such as Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman, "but here you have a man such as Raja Farooq Haider".

"If you steal this election, remember this, Raja Farooq Haider and PML-N AJK, along with Maryam Nawaz ,will hunt you down to the end of days."

She said the AJK PM "is not an easy man to defeat".

Maryam pledged to stand by Raja Farooq Haider if he stages a protest on Shahrah-e-Dastoor.

In the end, she sought a pledge from the gathering to guard their votes and "chase away any vote thieves".

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Interior Ministry decided to register all foreigners residing in country

The Ministry of Interior has decided to register all foreigners residing in the country and facilitate the return of all those Pakistanis who are stuck at Torkham border.

Addressing the media on Thursday, Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said: “We have decided to register all foreigners present in the country. People having fake Afghan visas have been also arrested. Around 40 to 50 thousand people living in the country have no record for the last 70 years and every foreigner will now be registered.”

He said that an online visa service has been initiated which will ensure visas are issued to applicants within 30 days and cases have been forwarded to the Cabinet.

Rasheed noted that more than 4,000 Pakistanis are stuck at Torkham border who want to go to Saudi Arabia or other Middle East countries. He said he would talk to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and other concerned authorities to facilitate them in their return to the country.

The minister said that rapid coronavirus testing of the people stranded at the border would be conducted and those declared negative would be brought back to the country while the NCOC and Frontier Corps would decide about those declared positive.

He also appreciated the efforts of the NCOC for its effective strategy to combat the pandemic in Pakistan.

Sheikh Rasheed said that the matter of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan would be forwarded to the Cabinet this week.

To a question, the minister said that the PTI would win general elections in Azad Kashmir.

"Imran Khan will also win the next general elections in the country and we will further improve our performance," he added.

The minister said that drugs were finding their way to Pakistan from other countries and strict action would be taken against those involved in drug peddling activities.

He said that no dialogue is possible with India until New Delhi restores the autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir.

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PM Khan urges nation to wear masks, get vaccinated as dangers of fourth wave loom

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday urged the masses to strictly observe the government's mandated COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) on the occasion of Eid ul Adha to keep the virus at bay.

PM Imran Khan warned the nation about the dangers of the Delta variant — which first emerged in India — and said that India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Indonesia are currently suffering because of it.

"Given the current situation in countries like Afghanistan, where there is an acute shortage of oxygen, I would like to say a few things to the nation," the PM said.

He said that so far, Allah has been very merciful towards Pakistan and even foreign publications like The Economist has listed Pakistan as one of the top three nations that were able to control the pandemic in an efficient way.

PM lauds masses for cooperating with government
He lauded the government, particularly the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) for carrying out research and taking timely decisions to contain the virus from spreading.

He said that Pakistan was the only Muslim country that kept mosques open for two consecutive Ramazans — thanks to the efforts, monitoring, and preemptive measures of the NCOC as well as the cooperative attitude of the nation.

"It was also because of the cooperation of the Pakistani nation that the government could save the country from getting into a catastrophic situation [like other countries]," the premier said.

The premier said that at present, however, the coronavirus cases in the country are suddenly rising again after plummeting because of the arrival of the Delta variant in the country.

"Even though I know that people are fed up of following the SOPs across the world and I understand that, I would again like to appeal to the masses to [at least] wear a mask at all times so that the country could be saved from the possible fourth wave of the pandemic."

He explained that masks should be worn at all times whenever someone is in a confined space with other people — including wedding functions, restaurants, and rooms — because the chances of the virus spreading within indoor environments are extremely high.

"If someone is out in the open, for example in a park, they can take their masks off, but when they are inside a bus or a car with other people, for instance, they must wear a mask," the premier explained while holding a mask in his hands.

"It's a very easy job to wear a mask, and this simple step can save the country and our economy from disaster," he continued.

"I would, therefore, ask Pakistanis to mandatorily wear masks and observe precautions, especially during the occasion of Eid ul Adha," he said.

"The government exerted a lot of pressure on people to adhere to the SOPs and I appreciate the nation for bearing with us, but if you want to avoid further lockdowns and restrictions, then continue to wear a mask," he said.

Towards the end of his speech, the premier also urged people to get vaccinated. He added that even though Pakistan does not manufacture the anti-coronavirus vaccine on its own and the vaccination drive is not as quick as it is in the US, for instance, people should take advantage of the available vaccines in the country and get themselves inoculated as soon as possible.

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Terrorism is once again rearing its head in Pakistan: Maryam Nawaz

PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Thursday said that "terrorism is once again rearing its head in Pakistan".

"Never in its 70-year history has the country witnessed the decline it has in the last three years," she said in a rally in Azad Jammu and Kashmir's Muzaffarabad city.

Maryam was in the region to kick off the party's campaign for the July 25 elections to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly.

Her reference to terrorist activities being on the rise comes after the government recently revealed to the nation that last month's blast in Lahore's Johar Town was carried out by a man associated with India's RAW intelligence agency.

Maryam heaped scorn onto the PTI-led government, and especially on Prime Minister Imran Khan, terming him a "calamity" that has been "imposed on Pakistan" since the last three years.

She said the prime minister had "surrendered Kashmir to India".

The PML-N vice president accused the premier of having come into power with stolen votes and that a similar attempt was made in the Daska by-polls. The race was ultimately won by PML-N.

Maryam said that this time as well, if there is an attempt to steal the elections, the party will not stand by idly.

Chattar Klas address
Earlier in the day, she had delivered an address in the Chattar Klas village.

At the outset, the PML-N leader sought to remind the gathering that she is a Kashmiri with Kashmiri blood coursing through her veins.

She said that Pakistan stands in solidarity with Kashmiris on both sides of the divide.

The PML-N vice president said that the "son of Kashmir", Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (party supremo), will "fight every fight" for Kashmiris.

"He will fight for your rights, he will fight for your independence and he will see to it that victory falls into your very laps," she said.

Maryam went on to refer to a video in which there were threats to "smash" her, and she said her father called her and expressed his concern for her safety, but at the same time, said that she should go to Kashmir. "You have nothing to fear from Kashmiris."

She said she wishes to pay tribute to AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider and all the workers of the PML-N, who despite attempts to "steal the election", have "stood tall in defiance like a mountain".

Rejecting the impression she said had been put forth by the government, that the PML-N is struggling to find applicants for the election, she said that the party had received at least 10 and as many as 20 applications from each district.

Referring to two PML-N members who had reportedly jumped ship to ally with the government, she said that if the government is so confident they have a large number of contestants for the election, "why did you feel the need to turn two of ours?"

Maryam also paid tribute to Raja Abdul Qayyum, who despite having lost a ticket this time to Raja Ibrar Hussain, continued to support the party and its cause. "This shows us how big hearted he is," she said.

"This is why I have kicked off the election campaign from his house," the PML-N vice president added.

She said that the main rally will take place in Muzaffarabad today, where she has "many any important thing to talk about".

"I will of course speak about Kashmir — that is why I am here — but I will also talk about how when the one who stole your votes, deprived you of wheat, sugar, electricity and medicines, what things you must ask him, what you must ask Imran Khan."

She said she will shed light on why when Nawaz Sharif was prime minister, the Indian prime minister came to Pakistan, and why when Imran Khan "came to power after stealing your votes", the Indian government had the audacity to change the status of Kashmir.

"Are 220 million people looking to you for this? For you to go barter off Kashmir and for you to return and say something like that?" she asked the premier.

She said that PM Imran Khan "can only shed tears over how the Indian prime minister does not receive his phone calls, or how the US president does not extend an invitation to him for a visit".

Maryam asked what had happened to the government's plan of observing a two-minute silence every week for occupied Kashmir over its autonomous status having been illegally stripped by India, which continues to keep the area under siege.

"That two minute silence is seen nowhere and instead you have been absolutely silent on the issue since," she said to the prime minister.

She said to those looking to "steal the election": "Listen up! Muslim League Noon is not the Muslim League Noon of the past. Muslim League Noon now knows how to pry every stolen seat from your grasp."

Reminding people of the Daska by-election, she said every party worker now knows "how to stop the theft of votes".

"He who stole the election back in 2018, still needs to employ such tactics three years down the line," Maryam said.

Moving on to speak about the Gilgit-Baltistan election, where seven of the party members emerged as turncoats, she said that "despite being electables and winning horses, they all lost".

She said that in GB one had to fight against a mild-mannered person such as Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman, "but here you have a man such as Raja Farooq Haider".

"If you steal this election, remember this, Raja Farooq Haider and PML-N AJK, along with Maryam Nawaz ,will hunt you down to the end of days."

She said the AJK PM "is not an easy man to defeat".

Maryam pledged to stand by Raja Farooq Haider if he stages a protest on Shahrah-e-Dastoor.

In the end, she sought a pledge from the gathering to guard their votes and "chase away any vote thieves".

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Interior Ministry decided to register all foreigners residing in country

The Ministry of Interior has decided to register all foreigners residing in the country and facilitate the return of all those Pakistanis who are stuck at Torkham border.

Addressing the media on Thursday, Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said: “We have decided to register all foreigners present in the country. People having fake Afghan visas have been also arrested. Around 40 to 50 thousand people living in the country have no record for the last 70 years and every foreigner will now be registered.”

He said that an online visa service has been initiated which will ensure visas are issued to applicants within 30 days and cases have been forwarded to the Cabinet.

Rasheed noted that more than 4,000 Pakistanis are stuck at Torkham border who want to go to Saudi Arabia or other Middle East countries. He said he would talk to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) and other concerned authorities to facilitate them in their return to the country.

The minister said that rapid coronavirus testing of the people stranded at the border would be conducted and those declared negative would be brought back to the country while the NCOC and Frontier Corps would decide about those declared positive.

He also appreciated the efforts of the NCOC for its effective strategy to combat the pandemic in Pakistan.

Sheikh Rasheed said that the matter of the outlawed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan would be forwarded to the Cabinet this week.

To a question, the minister said that the PTI would win general elections in Azad Kashmir.

"Imran Khan will also win the next general elections in the country and we will further improve our performance," he added.

The minister said that drugs were finding their way to Pakistan from other countries and strict action would be taken against those involved in drug peddling activities.

He said that no dialogue is possible with India until New Delhi restores the autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir.

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