Monday, May 31, 2021
Babar calls ECP’s scrutiny panel ‘fact-hiding committee’
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SEZs will be futile if industries not installed timely: NA body
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When facts admitted, no need for inquiry: SC judges
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PBC meeting proposed on govt’s review plea against Isa
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Kuwait starts issuing work visas to Pakistanis: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said Kuwait has started issuing work visas to Pakistanis after a ten-year-long suspension, ARY News reported.
In a series of tweets, Fawad Chaudhry said, Pakistan’s recovery from the coronavirus has stunned the world. The positivity rate across the country has dropped down to below 4 per cent expect Karachi.
بجٹ میں تنخواہ دار طبقے کو بڑا ریلیف ملے گا، ہمارے ہاں مہنگائ میں اضافہ تو ہوا ہے لیکن قوت خرید میں اضافہ بھی اسی شرح سے ہو رہا ہے جو خوش آئند ہے، امید ہےاگلےدو سالوں میں عمران خان کی قیادت میں ملک منزل کے قریب ہو گا۔
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) June 1, 2021
“Salaried class to get big relief in the upcoming budget,” he added in his tweet and vowed that Pakistan will continue to prosper in the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan in the upcoming two years.
Read more: Kuwait allows visas for Pakistan after decade-long ban
The decision to restore Kuwaiti visas for Pakistanis after about a decade-long suspension had been taken during a meeting between Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah and Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed.
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Oman allows expats to convert visit visas to work permit

MUSCAT: Expatriates coming to Oman on visit visas can now convert them into work permits, according to a newly amended Foreigners’ Residence Law issued by the Inspector-General of Police and Customs.
The newly amended law will enable many who come to Oman on family joining visas or visit visas, to change it to a work visa without the hassle of exiting the country.
Media reports said the decision issued by Lieutenant General Hassan bin Mohsin Al Shraiqi is also applicable to those on family-joining visas, and student visas.
As per the announcement of the amended law, the visas that can be converted include visit visas issued to residents of GCC countries, visit visas issued to meet friends and relatives, single-entry tourist visas (valid for up to 10 days or a month), single and multiple-entry business visas, express visas, investor visas, student visas, visas provided to sailors serving onboard ships or passengers aboard cruise ships and visas issued to owners of residential units of freehold properties and their family members.
Oman is yet to start issuing new visas, including visit visas, which have remained closed since May first week. It is expected that the visa services will resume shortly.
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ECC green-lights Rs20b for Chinese vaccine
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Govt ‘insensitive’ to people’s plight, says Shehbaz
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Chile approves Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for teenagers

Chile’s public health regulator on Monday approved the use of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for teenagers, it said in a statement, as the country races to hit a target of herd immunity by July.
The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has already been rolled out in Chile for those 17 and older since emergency approval was granted in December and will now be offered for children aged 12 to 16, the ISP regulator said.
The ISP said its decision followed similar authorization granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency.
The ISP’s director, Heriberto Garcia, said the decision would help Chile hit its goal of herd immunity with 80% of the target population vaccinated by July.
“This is very good news for protecting our adolescents, who 14 days after two doses will have a very good immunity to go resume normal life,” he said.
So far, 10.5 million people – 69% of the target population – have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Chile, and 7.9 million, or 52.3%, have received two, according to health ministry figures.
The South American nation has just one month to reach another 4.6 million people who have yet to receive a single dose to hit its target to inoculate 15.2 million people by mid-year.
The government has stepped up efforts to convince reluctant citizens to get vaccinated, opening clinics at weekends, sending mobile clinics to building sites and farms and signing up sports stars and social media influencers for a public information campaign.
It has also rolled out a vaccination green card offering the vaccinated more freedom in lockdowns.
However, with COVID-19 case numbers still close to peak and hospitals near-capacity, Chile’s National College of Doctors said “imprudent decisions” had caused the government to “lose control” of virus transmission.
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India: Woman visits Facebook friend, gang-raped by 25 in forest

A woman was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by around 25 people in a forest in India’s Haryana.
The incident happened in Palwal district on May 3, however, the matter came to light last week when the victim lodged a complaint with Hasanpur police station against the accused persons.
The prime accused, identified as Sagar from Dehradun, has been arrested.
The victim said she was in contact with Sagar, who she befriended on Facebook. He asked her to meet him in Palwal on May 3 and when she reached the spot, his friends joined him.
They forcibly took her to a secluded place where they gang-raped her and after she became unconscious, they dumped her near the scrap godown at Badarpur.
She said the scrap dealer also raped her. The accused threatened her with dire consequences if she registered a complaint with the police, she added.
“The survivor is originally from Uttarakhand and was living in Delhi for her job. The main accused, Sagar is her friend and he asked her to meet at Hodal. On the pretext of taking her to his house, Sagar took her to a secluded place from where he and his aides forcibly took her to a forest and gang-raped her,” said a police officer.
“Meanwhile, the victim has been sent for a medical examination to a nearby hospital and reports are awaited. A manhunt has been launched to nab other accused. However, further probe into the matter is underway,” he added.
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VIDEO: Teenager spends six years digging underground house after fight with parents

After fighting with his parents, a teenager in Spain ended up digging a hole to channelise his anger.
In 2015, Andres Canto was just 14 when he fell out with his parents when they told him he couldn’t go out of the house wearing a tracksuit.
Annoyed and dejected, he grabbed a pickaxe and started digging up his garden to let off some steam.
He didn’t end after a few hours. Canto spent six years digging an underground cave beneath the garden. The teenager created his own oasis in La Romana, Alicante. The underground cave is now complete with a sitting room and a bathroom.
Canto, now 20, is happy with what he achieved. However, he can’t really understand what made him dig up his garden for six years.
“My parents wanted me to change clothes to go to the village, but I wanted to wear the tracksuit that I liked to wear at home so I could mess around in the village,” said Canto.
“They told me I could not go out dressed like this and I said: ‘No worries, I can entertain myself, and I went to the back of the property and started to dig a hole,” he added.
Canto said he worked in the cave every day after school and in his free time. The process sped up when his friend Andreu gave him a pneumatic drill.
The pair created a 3 metre deep cave after spending up to 14 hours a week digging. Now, the cave has Wi-Fi and fully-functional a heating system.
Canto went viral on social media after some of his cave videos received lakhs of views.
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Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names

Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma.
The World Health Organization revealed the new names on Monday amid criticism that those given by scientists such as the so-called South African variant which goes by multiple names including B.1.351, 501Y.V2 and 20H/501Y.V2 were too complicated.
As such, the four coronavirus variants considered of concern by the U.N. agency and known generally by the public as the UK, South Africa, Brazil and India variants have now been given the letters Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta according to the order of their detection.
Other variants of interest continue down the alphabet.
“While they have their advantages, these scientific names can be difficult to say and recall, and are prone to misreporting,” said the WHO, explaining the decision.
The choice of the Greek Alphabet came after months of deliberations in which other possibilities such as Greek Gods and invented, pseudo-classical names were considered by experts, according to bacteriologist Mark Pallen who was involved in the talks.
But many were already brands, companies or alien names.
Another idea to refer to variants of concern as VOC1, VOC2 etc. was scrapped after he pointed out it resembled an English swear word.
Historically, viruses have often been associated with the locations from which they are thought to have emerged such as Ebola which is named after the eponymous Congolese river.
But this can be damaging for the places and often inaccurate such as with the so-called ‘Spanish flu’ pandemic of 1918 whose origins are unknown.
“No country should be stigmatized for detecting and reporting variants,” said WHO epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove.
Before the new WHO scheme, some scientists had adopted their own simplified nomenclature for variants such as a February paper using bird names. However, it was criticised on the grounds that this could imperil birds and by the mother of a girl named ‘Robin’.
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Pakistan sees sharp decline in COVID cases, positivity rate

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus cases are on the decline with every passing day as the positivity rate in Pakistan has dropped to its lowest 3.71 per cent during the third wave of the pandemic, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, as many as 1,771 new cases of the Covid-19 detected over the previous 24 hours. The overall country’s caseload stands at 922,824.
Statistics 1 June 21:
Total Tests in Last 24 Hours: 47,633
Positive Cases: 1771
Positivity % : 3.71%
Deaths : 71— NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) June 1, 2021
The death toll climbed to 20,850 after 71 more people succumbed to the disease.
A total of 47,633 samples were tested, out of which 1,771 turned out to be positive. The positivity rate of infections was recorded at 3.71%, the NCOC said.
Read more: ECC approves Rs20bn grant for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines
3,397 more people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recovered patients to 844,638. The number of Covid-19 patients in critical care has come down to 3,842.
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, Punjab has reported a total of 340,110 cases, Sindh 318,579, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 132,822, Islamabad 81,257, Balochistan 25,218, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 19,250, and Gilgit Baltistan 5,588.
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FBR needs Rs790b to achieve target
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10 dams being built to overcome water shortage: PM Khan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Monday has said as many as 10 dams are being constructed to overcome water scarcity threat in the country, ARY News reported.
This he said while addressing an inaugural ceremony of Pakistan’s first Green Euro formally launched by the Water and Power Development Authority in Islamabad.
Regretting the lack of implementation of the decisions made in the country, PM Imran Khan said PTI government is initiating the projects today that were supposed to be launched 50 years ago.
“Lack of implementation is the biggest problem of Pakistan.”
PM Imran Khan congratulated the WAPDA for making inroads in the Mohmand and Bhasha dam projects and added that electricity would be generated after the construction of 10 dams in the upcoming ten years.
The premier said Pakistan was cruising on the path of development in the 1960s but later progress gone slow and even India and Bangladesh achieved more development as compared to Pakistan.
Imran Khan underlined the need for long-term planning for the upcoming generations.
Read more: ECC approves issuance of Eurobonds for Mohmand, Diamer Bhasha dams
On the Billion Tree Tsunami project, he vowed to achieve the target of planting 10 billion saplings until 2023.
The mass plantation will ultimately help in controlling the environmental hazards, he added.
Green Eurobond
WAPDA is issuing Green Eurobond to raise 500 million dollars for the financing of Diamar Bhasha and Mohmand Dams.
The Green Euro is being issued on the basis of WAPDA’s stable financial position instead of state-guarantee.
The world’s largest financial institutions have shown extraordinary interest in Green Eurobond which is a sign of confidence in the stable financial position of Pakistan and WAPDA as well.
The extraordinary response to Green Euro in the world financial market has opened new avenues for the financing of big projects in Pakistan.
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Pakistan to receive five mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines in June

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan likely to receive consignments of various Covid vaccines in June with over five million doses, quoting sources, ARY News reported on Monday.
A PIA plane landed at Islamabad airport yesterday with about 500,000 Sinovac Covid vaccines, sources inside the health ministry confirmed the development.
The new consignment of Covid vaccines, was shifted to the office of the federal Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), from where the vaccine will be assigned to various vaccination centers.
In first 10 days of the next month the shipments of over 3.5 mln doses of the vaccines expected to reach Pakistan, which includes the batches of Sinovac, Sinopharm and CanSino vaccines, sources said.
Pakistan will likely to receive two consignments of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX including Oxford AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines, according to sources.
A shipment of one million doses of Chinese made Sinopharm vaccine, purchased by Pakistan, will reach the country this week, sources said.
COVAX will also provide AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines in the beginning of June, according to sources.
Recently a special flight carrying the shipment of 100,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine landed in Pakistan. It was the second shipment of COVID-19 vaccines Pakistan received from COVAX as the first stock of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine had arrived in the country earlier in May.
The country will receive second shipment of 12,38,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine in June. COVAX yet to inform about the quantity of Pfizer vaccine and a final date of delivery of the vaccine batches, health ministry sources said.
The health authorities have finalized arrangements for storage and transfer arrangements of the Pfizer vaccine, sources said.
“Ultra cold chain refrigerators have been arranged for storage of Pfizer vaccine, which could store the vaccine at minus 80 degree centigrade,” sources said.
According to sources, Pakistan has arranged 11.6 mln doses of COVID-19 vaccines so far.
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Shahroz Sabzwari marks anniversary with Sadaf Kanwal with hilarious video

Shahroz Sabzwari and Sadaf Kanwal are celebrating their first anniversary and in Shahroz’s words, it’s “no run of the mill, lovey-dovey” day for the two…
Marking his first wedding anniversary with the supermodel, Shahroz took to Instagram to share a hilarious video of Sadaf getting a COVID PCR test done. “No lovey-dovey run-of-the-mill anniversary post. A genuine why I love you so much video… cracks me up every single time haha,” he wrote.
Take notes, guys! Save the grand gestures and celebrate the things that actually matter… like finding someone you can laugh with and about.
Sadaf and Shahroz tied the knot last year in a small and intimate nikkah ceremony, just months after Shahroz finalized his divorce with ex-wife Syra Yousaf, with whom he shares daughter Nooreh.
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Covid-19 vaccination of citizens over 18 to start Thursday

ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) decided on Monday to start scheduling Covid-19 vaccination of citizens above 18 years of age from Thursday.
In a message on his official Twitter handle, Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar, who also heads the NCOC, said: “In today’s National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) meeting it was decided to start scheduling vaccination of registered 18 plus from thursday the 3rd of june.”
READ: Can people receiving Covid-19 vaccine die in next two years?
“With this step the vaccination of all eligible age groups would carried out,” he said, appealing to people to sign up for vaccination as soon as possible.
In today’s NCOC meeting it was decided to start scheduling vaccination of registered 18 plus from thursday the 3rd of june. With this step the vaccination of all eligible age groups would be carried out. Please register as soon as possible
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) May 31, 2021
On May 27, the government started registering citizens aged 18 and above for vaccination against Covid-19. People in the age bracket of 19 to 30 years were asked to register themselves by sending CNIC to 1166.
Also Read: Pakistan receives 500,000 more Chinese Sinovac vaccines
On Sunday, Asad Umar said that Pakistan set a new record of most vaccinations in a day after nearly 400,000 people received COVID jabs on Saturday. Taking to Twitter, Asad Umar said that over 383,000 people received COVID jabs on Saturday, setting a new record of most vaccinations in a day.
“So far seven million people have been vaccinated in the country,” he said.
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Uroosa Qureshi, Bilal Qureshi welcome second child

Pakistani celebs Uroosa Bilal Qureshi and husband Bilal Qureshi have welcomed their second child together – a baby boy!
The couple announced the arrival of their baby on their personal Instagram accounts, with Bilal sharing a picture of himself holding his newborn son in his arms with a Quranic verse in the caption.
“فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ. (Then which of the favors of your Lord will you deny?),” he wrote, also announcing the name. “Mera beta Romaan (My son, Romaan).”
Uroosa also shared the happy news on her profile, sharing a picture of her elder son holding the newborn in his arms. “SOHAAN welcoming ROMAAN. The most precious moment,” she said, adding Romaan’s birthday, “23rd May 2021.”
Here’s sending our heartiest wishes to the happy parents!
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Punjab vaccinates record 1,80000 against COVID-19 in a day

LAHORE: Punjab has set a new record of most vaccinations in a day after 1,8000 people received COVID jabs over the past 24 hours, ARY News reported.
According to the Primary and Secondary Health Department Punjab, the process of vaccination has been geared up on the directions of the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).
As many as 1,80000 people received COVID jabs on Sunday, setting a new record of most vaccinations in a day in Punjab. So far 39,00000 people have received COVID jabs, since the start of the drive in the province.
The health department said that they will achieve the vaccination target set by the NCOC.
Read more: 2,117 fresh coronavirus cases take Pakistan’s caseload to 921,053
On Sunday, Federal Minister for Planning and Development and NCOC head Asad Umar had stated that so far seven million people have been vaccinated in the country, while the number of people getting registered for the vaccination is also increasing day by day.
He had said that so far 11.6 million people have registered themselves to receive COVID jabs.
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My father passed away from COVID: Sarah Khan

Pakistani actor Sarah Khan revealed the cause of her father’s death earlier in December, sharing that he had contracted COVID-19.
Sarah shared the saddening news during a morning show appearance recently. When asked whether she spent Eid-ul-Fitr with in-laws, the Tumhare Hain actor said, “We were unable to visit them because of the coronavirus pandemic. My father has recently died of corona so we are trying to not interact with the elderly.”
She also revealed that she, along with her husband Falak Shabir, sister Noor Zafar, and her brother had also tested positive.
“We caught COVID from our father… I, my husband, and my siblings were all COVID positive when my father passed away and we all had different symptoms,” shared Sarah.
Sarah Khan went on to explain that she suffered from severe headaches while her brother was mostly asymptomatic. Sarah added that owing to their immunity, all others were able to fight the virus but her elderly father who was 70+ years old succumbed to it.
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Karachi to remain hot and humid with occasional gusty winds today

KARACHI: The Met Office has forecast a hot and humid weather in the metropolis with gusty winds, ARY News reported on Monday.
Maximum temperature expected to remain between 35 to 37 degree Celsius with occasional gusty winds from west and southwest direction in Karachi.
“Presently winds blowing from the west with 17 kilometers per hour wind speed”.
Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), has predicted dusty winds and wind storms in plains of the country in afternoon due to searing hot weather.
Most of the areas in the country experienced hot and dry weather yesterday, while Sindh, southern Punjab and central and southern Balochistan baked in scorching hot weather, according to the weather department.
Maximum temperature 50 degree Celsius yesterday recorded in Sibi, while the mercury soared in Jacobabad, Dadu, Mohenjo Daro and Larkana soared to 48 degree Celsius and Rohri, Padidan and Shaheed Benazirabad 47 degree Celsius, according to the PMD.
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Parents question ‘wisdom’ of opening schools in sweltering heat

ISLAMABAD: Physical classes for matric and intermediate students resumed in Punjab and Islamabad today (Monday) under Covid-19 SOPs.
In-person classes for eighth, ninth and eleventh graders will resume from June 7.
Parents of matric and intermediate students have expressed concern over schools being opened at a time when summer vacations start under normal circumstances. They said children would suffer due to eight-hour long classes in the hot and humid weather.
Also Read: Schedule of matric, intermediate exams in Punjab announced as colleges reopen
“Opening schools amid the very hot weather is playing with the health of students,” the parents said, questioning the “wisdom” of opening educational institutes in the sweltering heat of June.
On May 29, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) granted permission to the provinces to begin regular classes of matric and intermediate students from May 31.
Earlier, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas tweeted: “Only Classes 10th & 12th to be opened in all Districts of Punjab starting tomorrow May 31st, 2021. It will be staggered with 50% students on one day and 50% on the alternate day. No other classes to be allowed till June 7th, 2021.”
READ: NCOC allows provinces to begin regular classes of matric, inter students
The NCOC had further decided that the examinations of students enrolled in grade 9 to 12 (Matriculation and Intermediate) will be held from July 23 to 29. The provinces have been allowed to begin regular classes of matriculation and intermediate students from May 31. However, permission was given on a condition to strictly implement the SOPs against COVID-19.
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Karachi police arrest two over aerial firing

KARACHI: Police on Monday booked two youth after they posted a video of aerial firing on social media in Karachi’s Sohrab Goth, ARY News reported.
According to the Senior Superintendent of Police(SSP), Sajid Ameer Sadozai, two men were rounded up by the district east police. Despite the ban, the accused openly displayed arms and done aerial firing in the area that caused panic, the SSP added.
The video of the firing was uploaded on social media on which the police acted and arrested both the youth. A case has been registered against them.
Read more: One dead as bride’s cousin fires at groom’s car in Karachi
Earlier in the month of January, aerial firing at a wedding ceremony in Sheikhupura had claimed a minor girl’s life. 10-year-old Amna Manzoor, one of the guests at the wedding party, breathed her last after a bullet hit her turning the merry event into a calamity.
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Fawad against giving online voting rights to expats
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Gunmen kill two, wound 20 in US mass shooting

Assailants opened fire on a crowd outside a concert in Florida early on Sunday, killing two people and wounding more than 20, police and media reports said.
Three people got out of a white SUV and fired assault-style weapons and handguns at revelers gathered for an album launch party at the El Mula Banquet Hall near Hialeah, a city in Miami-Dade county, according to local media.
“I am at the scene of another targeted and cowardly act of gun violence,” Miami-Dade police director Alfredo Ramirez wrote on Twitter. “These are cold blooded murderers that shot indiscriminately into a crowd and we will seek justice.”
The Miami Herald said 20 wounded victims were taken to local hospitals, and posted a photo of friends and relatives holding hands in prayer outside one trauma center. CBS4 Miami said at least one victim remained in critical condition, and that police had no one in custody as of midday Sunday.
Angelica Green, of Miramar, told reporters her son and nephew, both 24, were arriving at the event when they became among those shot and wounded. She said they were both now in stable condition at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital.
She told Local 10 News her son had telephoned her “frantic, saying he had been shot, that it hurts and that he loves us”.
“He said the guys came with ski masks and hoodies, and just started shooting up the crowd,” Green said.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said state authorities were working to catch the perpetrators.
“Justice needs to be swift & severe!” he wrote on Twitter.
The United States saw at least 200 mass shootings in the first 132 days of this year, according to a report by the Gun Violence Archive, a non-profit research group.
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WhatsApp users who don’t accept new policy can continue using app

WhatsApp now won’t limit the functionality of the messaging app if any of the users don’t accept the new privacy policy. Earlier this month, the Facebook-owned company asserted that users will start losing access to most of the features if they fail to accept the policy after May 15.
“Given recent discussions with various authorities and privacy experts, we want to make clear that we will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works for those who have not yet accepted the update,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said.
In a blog post, WhatsApp confirmed that the majority of users who have seen the new privacy policy update have already accepted it. Furthermore, those who still haven’t accepted the policy will continue to get reminders.
“We’ll continue to display a notification in WhatsApp providing more information about the update and reminding those who haven’t had a chance to do so to review and accept.
The new policy is about the messages you sent to businesses via WhatsApp will be shared with Facebook too. This basically means that messaging a business on WhatsApp is not the same as one-on-one chat with your friends and family. The personal chats will remain private and no one can access them as the platform is end-to-end encrypted.
WhatsApp has even clearly mentioned that it won’t delete your account if you don’t accept the update.
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‘Internal review’ delays Biden-Imran contact
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