[Current Affairs] 16 July, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation
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Covid-19, 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 2,327 cases and 31 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 37,690 tests in the span of 24 hours.
Petroleum prices take a big jump. The prices of petroleum products in Pakistan took a big jump on Thursday as the federal government increased the price of petrol by Rs 5.40 per litre.
US, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan to establish quadrilateral platform ‘to enhance regional connectivity. Four countries agree to meet in the coming months to determine modalities of cooperation with mutual consensus.
Central and South Asia’s connectivity to create a win-win situation for all: PM Imran TASHKENT – Prime Minister Imran said on Friday that geography, geo-economic dynamics, and cultural ethos favored connectivity between Central and South Asian regions for creating a win-win situation for all.
PHA to develop Asia’s largest Miyawaki Urban Forest: On the directions of Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar, the Parks & Horticulture Authority Lahore will grow Asia’s largest Miyawaki urban forest over an area of a hundred Kanal in China Park near Saggian Bridge by planting 112500 indigenous trees and shrubs.
Canada to end Covid-related cruise ban in November. Canada said Thursday it will lift a ban on cruise ships in its waters in November, as Covid-19 restrictions loosen earlier than expected.
Court grants FIA physical remand of three in forged NIC case. 13 suspects arrested so far, including NADRA officials, non-nationals, and agents
Latest Gold Rate in Pakistan today (16, July 2021) is Rs.93,620 per 10 grams, and the rate of Gold is Rs.109,200 per tola (24k Gold) in Pakistan today.
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has announced to create a new business focused on building an open developer platform for Bitcoin for his financial payments company Square called ‘TBD,’ the new business joins existing payments services like Seller, Cash App, and Tidal
24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 2,327 cases and 31 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 37,690 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on July 16 at 7:15 am).
COVID-19 cases, positivity rates surge across Pakistan: The fourth wave of COVID-19 seems imminent in Pakistan as the country recorded 2,545 cases Thursday, July 15, a 28.5 percent increase from a day earlier. The nationwide positivity rate now stands at 5.2 percent up from 4.17 percent a day earlier; the last time the positivity rate was higher than 5 percent was in May. Of the major cities in Pakistan, Gilgit recorded the highest positivity rate of 23.17 percent.
2. Traces of explosives found in bus blast investigation
What’s going on? Yesterday, we wrote about a bus that fell into a ravine after an explosion. The bus was carrying construction workers to the Dasu Hydropower Project in the northern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. At least 12 people, including nine Chinese citizens, were killed. Now, Pakistan is not ruling out the possibility of a terrorist attack.
The details: When we covered this incident yesterday, there were conflicting reports about what exactly caused the bus explosion. Advisor to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs, Babar Awan, claimed the incident was “a cowardly attack.” A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson claimed the blast was an “attack” and went on to say China “condemns the bomb attack.” However, Pakistan’s foreign office claimed it was because of a “mechanical failure” that triggered a gas leak, which then led to an explosion.