Find out what is happening in Pakistan right now, here are seven news updates for you. NCOC approves booster shots for people above over the age of 30, amid the Covid-19 Omicron variant continues to spread
What happened: The National Command and Operation Centre authorised booster shots for people over the age of 30 on Monday, as Covid-19’s latest strain, Omicron, infected 58,000 people in 95 countries. Details: However, because a large number of people have been denied travel by several countries due to vaccine “discrimination,” mix-and-match booster vaccine shots, in which a person receives a shot different vaccine than the one he or she previously received, have been made available for free. On Monday, the NCOC discussed data from the epidemic curve chart, national vaccine strategy, and disease prevalence across the country. What else: According to a statement, the forum agreed to take strict measures to enforce the mandatory vaccination regime and to review vaccination targets by province. It stated that 141,509,339 doses had been administered to date. Provincial Minister urges federal government to announce Rs50 billion aid for the farmers of Balochistan
What happened: Mir Asadullah Baloch, the provincial minister for agriculture, has urged the federal government to announce a package worth at least Rs50 billion for Balochistan’s growers, claiming that such assistance would spark an agricultural revolution in the province. Details: Speaking at a function hosted by the Balochistan Agriculture Officers Association on Monday, he stated that the province could be developed by providing attention and resources, and that the province’s vast land could ensure food security for the country. The minister stated that democracy was critical to the country’s future. The will of the people must be respected in the democratic process, he added. Punjab Assembly decides to build more women universities
What happened: The Punjab Assembly was told on Monday that the government would establish more women’s universities in the province. During the question hour, Higher Education Minister Raja Yassir Humayun stated that the government intends to establish more women’s universities in the province. Details: He told a questioner that the allegations of using substandard materials in the construction of educational buildings needed to be investigated. He stated that the department would request that the chief minister take action against officials from the Communications and Works Department for the poor construction of various college buildings. A 25 year-old has been arrested for vandalizing a Hindu temple in the Eidgah area
What happened: According to police, a young man was arrested on Monday for allegedly vandalizing a Hindu temple in the Eidgah area of here. Details: According to city SSP Sarfraz Nawaz, Waleed, 25, entered Narayan Mandir in Nayayanpura and hammered an idol (moorti). While he was still inside the temple, enraged people gathered, grabbed him, and beat him. The SSP arrived at the temple and arrested the suspect. He was found with a hammer. He stated that a FIR had been filed against Waleed and that an investigation was underway. People staged a protest to demand justice for Khawaja Sohail Shafi who was killed during car-snatching incident
What happened: On Monday, a large number of people demonstrated during a token shut down in Abbaspur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to protest the recent killing of a resident of their area in a car-snatching incident in Rawalpindi. Details: On Wednesday, unknown assailants shot and killed Khawaja Sohail Shafi in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Road before stealing his Suzuki Mehran car, which he used as a taxi to make ends meet. The father of two daughters was laid to rest the next day in his native village, amid calls from hundreds of mourners to track down and punish his assailants. More: Speakers also urged Rawalpindi’s newly appointed CPO Sajid Kiani to take a personal interest in locating and prosecuting Mr Shafi’s killers, as well as recovering his vehicle. Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam won the most mayoral positions by bagging 15 seats in KP polls
What happened: The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam won the most mayor / chairman seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections for 39 tehsils held on Sunday. Details: According to the provisional results of 39 of the 63 tehsils declared by the Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday, the JUI-F not only won 15 mayor / chairman seats, but also fought hard in many other tehsils where its candidates came in second. The JUI-F stunned its rival Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and now has a clear lead in the race for mayor of Peshawar. Haji Zubair Ali of the JUI-F received 62,388 votes, while Rizwan Bangash of the PTI received 50,659 votes. Islamabad High Court to hear Maryam Nawaz and captain Muhammad Safdar’s appeals on Avenfield case today
What happened: The Islamabad High Court will resume hearing PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz’s and her husband retired captain Mohammad Safdar’s appeals against their convictions in the Avenfield reference today, nearly a month after Maryam’s lawyer filed an application to adjourn the proceedings. Details: The court accepted Maryam’s counsel, Advocate Irfan Qadir’s, request to adjourn the hearing without any proceedings on November 24 because he was occupied with another case in the Supreme Court. The court later postponed the hearing on the appeals until December 21. Fawad Chaudhry, the Minister of Information had accused Maryam of seeking 16 adjournments since August 2018, when she filed an appeal before the IHC against her conviction in the Avenfield apartments case.