[Current Affairs] 3 August, 2021 Top Pakistan Current Affairs for PPSC Test Preparation

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Today’s top Pakistan current affairs 3 august 2021 with download link available in pdf. These are the latest breaking news about Pakistan which will be helpful for aspirants in test preparation of current affairs, Pakistan affairs, General knowledge for NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, AJKPSC, OTS, PTS, and other Govt Jobs, exams & MDCAT, ECAT Entry test preparation.

One Liner

  • Covid-19,24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 3,582 cases and 67 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 49,798 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on August 3 at 7:37 am).
  • COVID-19 national tally of active cases shows continuous surge. The national tally of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded as 75,373 on Tuesday with 3,582 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 1,355 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours.
  • Four girls go missing in Lahore’s Hanjarwal area. CM Buzdar takes notice, tasks Lahore police to take every step to ensure the safe recovery of girls.
  • IHC dismisses bail plea of suspect in delivery boy’s gang rape case. A food delivery boy was allegedly gang-raped by students at a private university in Islamabad.
  • Kashmir election: PTI wins speaker, deputy speaker posts in AJK Legislative Assembly
    The leader of the House, the Azad Jammu, and the Kashmir prime minister will be elected tomorrow.
  • Palestine, Kashmir issues causing disaffection among Muslim world: PM ISLAMABAD, Aug 3 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said that Palestine and Jammu & Kashmir disputes were among the principal root causes of disaffection in the Muslim and Arab world.
  • Global media monitoring report by Uks launched. KARACHI: Uks Research Centre organised the online launch of the country report for the sixth Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) on Saturday.
  • No shortage of COVID-19 vaccine, huge stock of doses available: Nausheen Hamid
    Parliamentary Secretary of National Health Services Dr. Nausheen Hamid on Tuesday made it clear that there is no shortage of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. “I am very much confident that the whole population will get vaccinated by Dec 2021,” she said.
  • Asim Bajwa calls it a day as Chairman CPEC Authority, former Engro CEO Khalid Mansoor takes over CPEC Affairs. ISLAMABAD: China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority Chairman Lt-General (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Tuesday resigned; Prime Minister Imran Khan has accepted his resignation and appointed Khalid Mansoor as his Special Assistant on CPEC Affairs to replace the outgoing CPEC Authority chief.
  • Latest Gold Rate in Pakistan today (3 Aug 2021) is Rs 94,736 per 10 grams, and the rate of Gold is Rs.110,500 per tola (24k Gold) in Pakistan today.

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1. COVID-19 IN PAKISTAN

  • 24-hour recap: Pakistan reported 3,582 cases and 67 deaths in 24 hours. Pakistan also conducted 49,798 tests in the span of 24 hours (P.S. this data was last updated on August 3 at 7:37 am).
  • Citizens without CNICs can get vaccinated in Karachi: People in Karachi can now get vaccinated against COVID-19 even if they don’t have a CNIC (Computerized National Identity Card). They will be required to perform on-the-spot biometric registration at any of Karachi’s mass vaccination centres, 11 new ones which were announced last week. People will also need to register their cell phone numbers when they come in for their vaccinations.

2. Faisalabad administration cancels Aurat March

What’s going on? Faisalabad’s Assistant Commissioner (AC), Ayub Bukhari, told Geo the Aurat March (i.e. women’s march) in Faisalabad was cancelled because event organizers were holding the protest without obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC), which is necessary for security reasons and COVID-19 related restrictions. However, according to Dawn, Aurat March organizers did apply for a NOC with the district administration. Social media users are accusing Faisalabad’s city administration of not giving Aurat March Faisalabad permission to protest. The march was set to take place on Sunday, August 1, to protest the “brutal murders of women” in Pakistan and “stand in solidarity with all women seeking justice.”

 

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