Daily round-up: Oct. 29, 2024

1. The bill to increase the number of Supreme Court judges will be presented in the National Assembly by the government on Friday.

If passed, the number will increase from 17 to 23, resulting in the Court consisting of 23 judges, including the Chief Justice.

On the other hand, consultation on the amendment of the Practice and Procedure Act is also underway.

2. Not only will Karachi be hot for the next two days, but now the Pakistan Meteorological Department  (PMD) has revealed that the city will experience winter for a shorter period. The temperatures are likely to start decreasing in mid-December, with the overall cold season remaining comparatively warmer than normal.

3. Pakistan is currently on a mission to vaccinate more than 45 million children across the country against polio – a job always risky since religious extremism and superstition among a large number of people who think it is Western propaganda against population growth has become a major barrier in the complete eradication of the virus in the country.

Armed persons opened fire on the polio team in Orakzai district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

It should be noted that this year, the number of polio-affected children across the country has reached 39 this year.

4. The Pakistan-Iran border has been closed yet again amid security concerns. But the locals are unhappy considering many are financially dependent on it.

A large protest was held outside the Balochistan Assembly this week, calling for unrestricted trade with Iran and Afghanistan.

5. Well, for a change, Lahore took a backseat as Faisalabad ranked number one on Tuesday morning, with the air quality being hazardous.

Back in Lahore, Punjab Education Minister Rana Sikandar Hayat indicated that schools would be closed if the pollution worsened.