Pakistan's passport ranking improves, gold prices reach record highs, and more.
Pakistani passport ranking improves for the first time in years, new PIA CEO appointed, and more stories from Pakistan.
📆 COVID-19 update: Pakistan reported 2,980 new coronavirus cases and 83 deaths yesterday. According to the NCOC, the country’s testing capacity is over 70k per day, out of which less than 42% is being utilized.
🗓️ All Parties Conference: PML-N and PPP have agreed to hold an All Parties Conference (APC) soon. This comes directly after reports of a rift between the two parties over PML-N’s refusal to mount pressure on the federal government. Read more.
🧳 Pakistan passport ranking improves: Pakistan’s passport ranking has improved by 6 places to 192nd in the Global Passport Index List. The country has ranked second-worst in the Index for years. Read more.
👑 Gold keeps rising: Gold prices have hit an all-time high of Rs108,300 per tola in the local market. Gold also briefly crossed $1,800 in international markets as investors looked for safe havens over continuing fears of the effect of the coronavirus. Read more.
✈️ PIA CEO: Air Marshal Arshad Malik has been appointed as the CEO of PIA for three years. Malik will retire from PAF on July 12, 2020. Read more.
🎨 KPK COVID competition: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is calling for artists to participate in a competition to design a monument to honor health workers, sanitation workers, police, and all other frontline professionals. Read more.
🏆 Diana award: Five Pakistani youngsters have won the prestigious Diana Award 2020 for inspiring youth and making exceptional efforts for the marginalized segments of society. Read more.
🎒 School reopenings: Schools and colleges are set to resume from the first week of September. The decision was taken by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood in a meeting of provincial education ministers. The situation will be reviewed before final approval. Read more.
⭕ Committee to investigate harassment: Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar has formed a committee to probe increasing reports of women being harassed at a posh private educational institute in the province. Read more.
💰 Ehsaas program: The federal cabinet has decided to launch the second phase of the Ehsaas Cash Emergency Programme. The first phase of the program distributed over Rs. 150 billion among vulnerable families. Read more.
🦠 Global call for help: Imran Khan has urged the international community to form a combined strategy to protect the most vulnerable segments of the society, especially laborers, from the impacts of Covid-19. He was speaking at the ILO Global Summit. Read more.
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