[Current Affairs] 15 July 2020 Pakistan Top Current Affairs

Today’s top Pakistan current affairs 15th July 2020. These are top latest breaking news about Pakistan which will be helpful for aspirants in test preparation of current affairs, Pakistan affairs, General knowledge for MDCAT, ECAT, NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, OTS, PTS, and All other Govt Jobs & exams.

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• Rs30bn package to be announced for farmers next month: minister. Fakhar Imam says locust attack may cause a loss of about Rs600bn to the economy.
• Moderna Phase 1 results show coronavirus vaccine safe, induces an immune response. Dr Fauci says the study found no serious adverse events and the vaccine produced “reasonably high” levels of virus-killing antibodies.
• Iran drops India from the key Chabahar project. Tehran, Beijing finalize $400bn partnership deal.
• Multan Nishtar Medical University’s Vice-Chancellor Dr Pasha passes away from Covid-19. Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Younis Hayder Soomro also succumbs to the virus in Karachi.
• Pakistan-born scientist becomes the first woman to head section at Germany’s prestigious Max Planck Society. Asifa Akhtar is the first international female vice president of the biology and medicine section.
• Cable operators reach ‘understanding’ with KE, call off strike. “Today’s strike from 6pm to 12pm has been called off and we are hopeful that the need for this will not arise again.”
• Trump interested in buying PIA-owned Roosevelt Hotel in New York, NA body told. PIA official says it has been decided to “give the hotel on lease on a long-term basis”.
• India locks down IT hub as virus cases top 900,000. India joins a raft of countries and cities across the globe to re-impose restrictions in the face of new outbreaks of the disease.
• Lahore High Court moved for ban on TikTok. Petitioner says the app had become a source of spreading pornography.
• 41pc MNAs did not take part in budget debate this year: Fafen. As many as 199 out of the 340 lawmakers (59pc) participated in the general discussion on the budget despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Armenia-Azerbaijan border fighting escalates; 16 killed. Current skirmishes appear to mark the most serious spike in hostilities since 2016 when scores were killed in days of fighting.
• Govt plans to restrict use of foreign satellites. SOPs to be introduced to ensure maximum capacity utilisation of Pakistani satellites.

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