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October 6, 2021 11:00 PM
♦ Lt-Gen Nadeem Ahmad Anjum appointed new ISI chief; Lt Gen Nadeem previously serves as Karachi Corps Commander, Frontier Constabulary Inspector General (IG FC) and Commandant and Command & Staff College Quetta and Brigade Commander Hangu Kurram Agency; He belongs to Punjab Regiment; New ISI boss attends Royal College of Defence Studies UK and Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies Honolulu
♦ Outgoing ISI DG Faiz Hameed calls on PM; PM eulogizes Lt Gen Hameed’s services as ISI chief, expresses good wishes on his new appointment as Corps Commander, Peshawar; Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed appointed Corps Commander Peshawar; Lt. Gen. Muhammad Saeed appointed Corps Commander Karachi; Lt. Gen. Muhammad Amir made Corps Commander Gujranwala; Lt. Gen. Noman Mahmood appointed president National Defense University
♦ Maryam blames Imran Khan conspired to overthrow PML-N govt with help of umpire; Questions where are JITs on Pandora Papers, other scandals? Terms extension of NAB chairman as malicious and illegal
♦ Sheikh Rasheed says niece is blocking way of uncle; Says N-league is criticizing institutions for publicity; Says Nawaz’s politics is dying
♦ NAB Amendment Ordinance 2021 promulgated; President instead of PM will consult Opposition Leader for appointment of Chairman NAB; If there is no consensus, the matter will go to Parliamentary Committee
♦ Fawad Chaudhary reiterates govt will not consult Shehbaz Sharif for appointment of NAB chairman; Asks opposition to bring new leader; Says if Shehbaz has any shame, he should leave position of opposition leader
♦ Rest in peace, Umar Sharif!: Legendary comedian laid to rest after Namaz-i-Janaza in Karachi
♦ Angry PMs’ deadline to Jam Kamal ends; Balochistan CM does not resign; 3 ministers, 2 advisors decide to resign from provincial cabinet; Zahoor Buledi, Sardar Abdul Rehman Khetran, Asad Baloch submit resignations
♦ Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chauhan removed as Punjab govt spokesman; Hassan Khawar appointed new spokesman
♦ Registration of corona vaccination becomes joke; More entries of fake vaccination unearthed; Begum Kulsoom Nawaz’s fake vaccination registered three years after her death; Ishaq Dar also get “vaccinated”
♦ Yousaf Raza Gilani, daughter stopped from travelling to Italy; Rehman Malik, Sherry Rehman protest
♦ MQM, PTI get equal votes in recounting of Ward Seven of Malir Cantonment Board election; Returning Officer writes letter to Election Commission; MQM withdraws in favor of PTI
♦ Young doctors go on strike against NLE; Observe strike across country; close hospitals’ OPDs; Doctors announce continuing protest against NLE; Protest at PIMS Hospital in Islamabad; Patients facing difficulties
♦ Lawyer vandalizes Lahore High Court's copy branch on not receiving copy of decision in time; High Court security personnel arrests accused Majid Jahangir
♦ Dollars flies high every day; Dollar price goes up by 16 paisas in interbank market
♦ Inflation out of control; Price of cooking oil, ghee go up by Rs 10 per kg in Karachi; One kg pack being sold at Rs360; Chicken price reaches at Rs440 per kg
♦ India has not paid Pakistan's money even after 74 years; 74-year-old money mentioned in Public Accounts Committee; SBP Deputy Governor says amount owed by Central Bank of India has increased to 456m
♦ Chemistry Noble Prize shared by two scientists; Germany's Benjamin List and David MacMillan of United States win Nobel Prize in Chemistry; Nobel Prize awarded for inventing a method to accelerate disproportionate chemical reactions and organic factors
♦ Football superstar Ronaldo, legendary wrestler Habib Noor Mammadov hug each other on meeting; Video goes viral on social media
♦ Trailer of ‘Operation Mincemeat’ released