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Headlines 9am: Tariq Aziz’s funeral prayers offered in Lahore

Here are the headlines from SAMAA TV’s 9am bulletin.

  • Neighbourhoods of six Karachi districts will be put under a lockdown from 7pm today for 15 days as coronavirus hot spots have emerged in these areas. Anyone entering or exiting these areas will have to wear a mask, movement will be restricted and no private family gatherings will be allowed. No home delivery or take-away will be permitted from restaurants either. No public transport or ride-hailing services will be allowed to operate.
  • Nine petrol companies used pressure tactics and created a petrol crisis in the country so that the government would relent and allow them to increase petrol prices, concluded Petroleum Division officials in an inquiry report. An eight-member committee headed by the director-general of oil sent the inquiry report to the prime minister.
  • Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa headed a Corps Commander Conference. The participants expressed satisfaction on the positive development in the Afghan peace process. The army chief affirmed the military’s support to the government in natural catastrophes as well as other issues concerning the safety of Pakistanis.
  • Legendary TV show host Tariq Aziz passed away on Wednesday at the age of 84 in Lahore. He was best known for the quiz show Neelam Ghar on PTV which was later renamed The Tariq Aziz Show (1997) and later Bazm-e-Tariq Aziz (2006). Aziz was diabetic and according to his wife, taken to the hospital in the morning after he complained about feeling ill. His funeral prayers were held in Lahore’s Garden Town.


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