South Asia Newsline - June 02, 2021 News Bulletin :
-India's Health Minister bats for patent waiver for Covid vaccines
-NATO will continue civilian diplomatic presence in Kabul, says Stoltenberg
-Disaster feared as chemical cargo ship sinks off Sri Lanka
India's Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said that there is no scope for industries to stick to intellectual property rights of COVID-19 vaccines and that organizations must find ways to ensure affordable access to key drugs. NATO defence ministers met virtually on Tuesday to discuss the way forward in Afghanistan following which Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance will continue its civilian diplomatic presence in Kabul to provide advice and capacity-building support to Afghan security institutions. Pakistan Democratic Movement chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that those disembarking the train mistakenly must reconsider their decision in a reference to Pakistan Peoples Party and Awami National Party. Persons with disabilities held a protest recently in the illegally-occupied region of Gilgit Baltistan to demand benefits of government schemes and jobs. The Nepal government has decided to vaccinate people in the age bracket of 60-65 from June 8 as 800,000 doses of vaccines provided by China to Nepal on grant have already arrived in the country. Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday said the cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals is sinking off its west coast, in one of the country's worst-ever marine disasters. Members of LGBTQ community celebrated the Pride Month in India's southern Chennai city on Tuesday by distributing masks and hoisting the rainbow flag amid the coronavirus pandemic. Pride month is celebrated in honor of community members who have been through various obstacles in life and have come a long way.
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