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- Covid-19, 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 3,239 cases and 70 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 51,982 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on August 20 at 8:01 am).
- Gwadar bombing: Chinese embassy presses Pakistan to ‘punish perpetrators. The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan has strongly condemned the suicide bombing in Gwadar which claimed three lives on Friday night.
- Pakistan’s mission to plant 10 billion trees across the country, in photos
A province first pledged to plant 1 billion trees in 2015. The initiative was so successful. - OIC convenes extraordinary session on Afghan crisis on Sunday. The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has decided to convene an extraordinary session of the OIC Executive Meeting in Saudi Arabia’s city Jeddah on Sunday to discuss the evolving situation in Afghanistan.
- Restructuring plan launched to improve govt depts’ performance: SAPM FAISALABAD, Aug 21 (APP): Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Food Security and Agriculture Jamshed Iqbal Cheema has said that the government has launched a restructuring plan for the government organizations and institutions in order to further improve their performance.
- Pakistan lodges a complaint with US to probe assault on Dr Aafia. Pakistan has lodged a formal complaint with the United States authorities to investigate the assault on Dr Aafia Siddiqui in prison, the foreign office spokesperson said on Saturday.
- PIA resumes flights to Kabul: minister ISLAMABAD: Pakistan International Airlines has resumed special flights for Kabul, in order to evacuate Pakistan nationals and foreigners stranded in Afghanistan.
- Pakistan to expect new US chasm as Taliban take Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: After the September 11 attacks, the United States gave Pakistan a harsh ultimatum to partner in its war against terrorism. Pakistan offered help but insisted — it will not be abandoned again, as in the 1990s after Washington lost interest in Afghanistan.
- Latest Gold Rate in Pakistan today (18 Aug 2021) is Rs 92,250 per 10 grams, and the rate of Gold is Rs.107,600 per tola (24k Gold) in Pakistan today.
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1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN
- 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 3,239 cases and 70 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 51,982 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on August 20 at 8:01 am).
2. Fatal explosion during Ashura procession in Punjab
What’s going on? A couple of days ago, Pakistan’s Foreign Office condemned the tear-gas shelling on a Muharram procession in India-administered Kashmir. Pakistan’s Foreign Office accused India’s government of disrespecting the sentiments of Muslims in India-administered Kashmir. Now, Pakistan is dealing with its own blast that struck a procession of Shia Muslims who were marking Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram.
The details: At least three people were killed, and 50 others wounded, when a roadside bomb struck the procession. The cause of the explosion is still unclear, and an investigation is ongoing.
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