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for Overseas Umrah Pilgrims Overseas Pakistanis Get Voting Rights US Lowers Covid Travel
Saudi Arabia Launches App
Warnings for Pakistan

Washington/Islamabad: The
United States national public health
agency on Tuesday lowered its Co-
vid-19 travel advisory for Pakistan
in the wake of improved situation
of the coronavirus in the country,
as almost all indicators of the pan-
demic prevalence showed a declin-
ing trend this month.
The US Center for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has launched lowered its Covid-19 travel advisory
new service to facilitate overseas to “Level One: Low” for Pakistan,
pilgrims in getting Umrah and India, Japan, Liberia, Gambia and
visit permits for Holy Mosques in Mozambique. Last month Pakistan
Makkah and Madina through mo- was placed in “Level Two”.
bile applications. However, the CDC advised
“In cooperation with Saudi Data against travel to the Czech Repub-
& Artificial Intelligence Authority lic, Hungary and Iceland because of
(SDAIA), the Ministry of Hajj and a rising number of Covid-19 cases
Umrah announced the launch of a in those countries. The CDC raised
new service that allows overseas pil- “It made me especially happy yesterday that we have now included overseas Pakistanis in Pakistan’s democracy,” said PM Imran its travel recommendation to “Level
grims to get permits for Umrah and Four: Very High” for the three coun-
prayer in the Grand Mosque, as well Islamabad: Amid protests by the electronic voting machines and makers also gathered around the tries, telling Americans they should
as for visiting the Prophet’s Mosque opposition, the government on granting voting rights to overseas treasury benches, chanting slogans avoid travel there.
through ‘Eatmarna’ and ‘Tawakkalna’ Wednesday managed to bulldoze Pakistanis. against Prime Minister Imran Khan Recently, Pakistan has seen a
Applications, Saudi Press Agency amendments to the Elections Act, This prompted the opposition and his government. declining trend in the Covid data.
(SPA) said in a statement. 2017, in the joint session of parlia- to tear copies of the agenda and walk In order to avoid a situation Last week, the country witnessed
APP, P28 ment, thereby allowing the use of out of the session in protest. Law- RIGHTS, P28 US, P28
Imran Felicitates, Announces ‘Darkest Day’: Opposition Resolves to Challenge Smog in Lahore Touches
‘Digital Power of Attorney’ Alarming Levels, 50%
Portal for Expats Electoral Amendments in Supreme Court Asked to Work from Home
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran
Khan on Thursday congratulated Leader of the Opposi-
overseas Pakistanis on getting the tion and Pakistan Muslim
right to vote, saying all future gov- League-Nawaz (PML-N)
ernments would now value Pakistani President Shehbaz Sharif,
expats and work for their facilitation. who was flanked by Paki-
Addressing a ceremony in Is- stan Peoples Party Chair-
lamabad for the launch of a digital man Bilawal Bhutto and
portal to enable overseas citizens to JUI-F’s Maulana Asad
verify the power of attorney, the pre- Mahmood, said that to-
mier said the people resisting voting day is the darkest day in
rights for non-resident Pakistanis the history of Pakistan’s Lahore: The Lahore High Court
and the use of electronic voting ma- parliament as the govern- (LHC) on Thursday ordered the
chines (EVMs) were part of the sta- ment trampled on all the Punjab government to issue an im-
tus quo that benefitted from the old traditions of a joint sitting. mediate notification directing 50pc
“corrupt” system. “We had only asked of private-sector workers to work
His remarks come a day after the speaker to follow the from home amid high levels of smog
the government, amid vociferous rules [of the house] but he in the provincial capital.
protest by the opposition, managed did not listen to a single Justice Shahid Karim heard
to pass amendments to the Elections Calling the EVMs the “evil and vicious machines”, PML-N’s Shebaz Sharif said that it was be- word we said... Bilawal a petition seeking the redressal of
Act, 2017, in a joint session of par- ing imposed upon the nation by the government and the opposition will not let that happen Bhutto and Asad Mah- smog, with the focal person of the
liament, thereby allowing the use of Islamabad: Soon after — granting voting rights challenging the amend- mood tried to convince Judicial Commission submitting a
EVMs and granting voting rights to to overseas Pakistanis and ments in the Supreme him but he did not listen,” report to the court. However, the
overseas Pakistanis. he government man- the use of electronic vot- Court. he added. court did not agree with the Judicial
“It made me especially happy aged to pass the Elections ing machines — the joint Speaking to the me- Shehbaz claimed that Commission’s recommendation to
AFFIDAVIT, P28 (Amendment) Bill, 2021 opposition announced dia outside the Parliament, OPPOSITION, P28 SMOG, P28

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