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PM Imran to announce special package for Sindh next week: Governor. Sindh Governor
Imran Ismail said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Karachi next week
where he will announce a special package for Sindh districts
Search Operation For Ali Sadpara Delayed Owing To Bad Weather. The search operation for
missing climbers including Pakistan renown Ali Sadpara and two other foreign climbers has
been delayed due to harsh weather conditions on fourth day.
Pakistan-Turkey Joint Military Exercise ATATURK-XI Starts. Pakistan-Turkey Joint Military
Exercise ATATURK-XI Has Started.
UAE’s Hope Probe enters Mars orbit in first Arab mission. The United Arab Emirates’ first
mission to Mars reached the red planet and entered orbit on Tuesday after a seven-month,
494 million km journey, allowing it to start sending data about the Martian atmosphere
and climate.
Quaid-e-Azam House in Karachi to be turned into nation-building institute. The Sindh
government has decided to transform the Quaid-e-Azam House in Karachi into a nation-
building institute.
K-Electric seeks Nepra approval to increase electricity price by Rs1.71. The K-Eletric has
submitted an application to the National Power Regulatory Authority seeking to increase
the per unit electricity price by Rs1.71.
HEC Invites Proposals for CPEC Collaborative Research Grant 2021. Higher Education
Commission (HEC) has invited research proposals from faculty members of higher
education institutions for CPEC Collaborative Research Grant (CPEC-CRG) 2021.
Pakistani Rupee Continues to Gain Against the US Dollar. The Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
continues to maintain its strength against the US Dollar in the international currency
market, staying below Rs. 160 exchange rate and posting gradual improvements every
day.
Pakistan Moves Up On ICC Test Rankings. Pakistan cricket team regained its place among
top 5 Test teams of the world with a 2-0 series win against South Africa.

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Spotlight by The NewsRun

1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN

24-hour count: Pakistan reported 1,008 new cases and 40 deaths in the past 24
hours. Pakistan also conducted 31,509 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last
updated on February 9 at 8:16am).

Vaccines for Pakistan’s armed forces: The People’s Liberation Army of China
reportedly donated COVID-19 vaccines to Pakistan’s army. However, the army said it
wants to “put the nation first,” and won’t keep the vaccines. Instead, the army will hand
its entire donation over to the nationwide vaccination campaign, which is prioritizing
frontline healthcare workers. Pakistan’s vaccination drive started last week after China
donated 500,000 doses to the country.

2. What you need to know about the Myanmar coup

What’s going on? Last week, there was a military coup in Myanmar following November’s
general election. Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) party won against
the military-backed party. The armed forces accused the NLD of election fraud, removed
civilian rule, and declared a year-long state of emergency. Suu Kyi is under house
arrest. President Win Myint and other NLD leaders were also arrested. Commander-in-chief of
Myanmar’s armed forces, Min Aung Hlaing, is in charge now.

The details: Swarms of people in Myanmar are protesting against the coup and
demanding Suu Kyi’s release. Hlaing tried to justify the military’s actions by repeating
unproven allegations about election fraud (e.g. major irregularities with voter lists). The
army started imposing restrictions in some areas, including curfews. Myanmar police
used water cannons on peaceful protesters. The army blocked internet services over the
weekend, but partially restored internet connectivity around Sunday afternoon - social media
is reportedly still blocked.

Tell me more: There are many ethnic groups in Myanmar, including Rohingya Muslims. The
Rohingya people in Myanmar reportedly faced mistreatment, violence and
discrimination under Suu Kyi’s watch. Myanmar refuses to recognize the Rohingya people as
citizens and labels them as illegal immigrants. In 2017, thousands of Rohingya people were
killed, and more than 700,000 fled to Bangladesh after an army crackdown. Suu

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Kyi denied allegations about the army committing genocide, and didn’t condemn the army’s
actions either.

The context: Myanmar has a population of about 54 million. The predominant religion is
Buddhism, and most people speak Burmese. The army ruled Myanmar from 1962 until 2011.
In 1989, the ruling military changed the country’s name from Burma to Myanmar. Suu
Kyi became famous after campaigning to restore democracy and civilian rule. She spent
almost 15 years in detention after calling for democracy and free elections. She was also
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015, Suu Kyi led her NLD party to victory in Myanmar’s
first contested election in 25 years.

The bottom line: Hlaing said the army will hold new elections and transfer power to the
winner. However, it’s unclear when these elections will take place. Pakistan’s foreign ministry
commented on the coupin Myanmar. The ministry hopes both sides will “engage
constructively, uphold the rule of law, and work towards a peaceful outcome.”

3. Lawyers riot at the Islamabad High Court (IHC)

On Monday, a group of lawyers barged into the IHC building to protest. The lawyers were
upset because the Capitol Development Authority demolished their chambers. The
lawyers broke windows and shouted slogans against IHC Chief Justice, Athar Minallah, while
standing outside his chamber. Chief Justice Minallah was inside his chamber at the time, and
pretty much trapped. Police and special security forces showed up later, after the lawyers
already entered the Chief Justice’s block. Police, Rangers and counter-terrorism department
officials were deployed to control the situation.

Now what? The lawyers have a couple of demands, such as the rebuilding of
their chambers, and the immediate release of arrested lawyers. IHC Justice, Mohsin
Akhtar Kayani, told the lawyers (in other words), ‘you need to calm down, screaming at
the Chief Justice and damaging his office won’t solve anything.’ Justice Kiyani asked the
superintendent of police to release the arrested lawyers. He will also look into who exactly
ordered the chambers to be torn down. Even though Justice Kiyani doesn’t agree with how
the chambers were removed, he said they were “illegal” and shouldn’t have been built in
front of the court.

4. A good day for Pakistan cricket

Pakistan’s cricket team beat South Africa in a Test cricket series, which took place in

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Rawalpindi. This is Pakistan’s first Test series win against South Africa since 2003! This win
bumped Pakistan up to #5 in the International Cricket Council’s Test rankings, moving above
South Africa. The #5 ranking is the Pakistan cricket team’s best standing since January 2017.
Pakistan’s new Test captain, Babar Azam, is feeling good about the win, but also said “we
have to further improve.”

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