RAW agent arrested, cable strike extended, huge Suzuki discounts, and more.
FIA arrests an alleged RAW agent, cable operators strike against K-Electric, and more top stories from Pakistan.
📆 COVID-19 update: Pakistan reported 2,165 new coronavirus cases and 67 deaths yesterday.
💣 RAW agent: The Federal Investigation Agency has arrested a suspect on charges of committing target killings and being involved in bombings at the behest of Indian intelligence agencies. Read more.
✈️ Oman Air: Oman Air has announced that it will operate six flights to Pakistan.
3 flights will leave on July 24 to Lahore, Peshawar, and Karachi, while the next 3 will fly to Islamabad, Multan, Gwadar on July 25. Read more.
😟 Pandemic stress: 3 out of 4 Pakistani adults are suffering from moderate or high levels of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic while nearly 1 in 3 are experiencing moderate or severe anxiety, says a mental health study by the Aga Khan University. Read more.
🏥 Upgrading healthcare: Ministry of Planning has launched a Rs. 70 billion program to upgrade public healthcare services in Pakistan. Read more.
🛫 Jet production increase: China has ramped up the production of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets amid regional tensions. The number of jets produced in the first half of 2020 was the highest in 5 years. Read more.
💳 Smart cards: Sindh is introducing smart cards instead of registration books for cars within 2 to 3 weeks. Read more.
🚗 Suzuki offer: Suzuki is offering savings of up to Rs.170k on WagonR VXL, WagonR AGS, and Alto 660cc AGS. It is also throwing in 1-year free maintenance, free registration, and special lease and insurance rates. Read more.
🦠 COVID good news: The Corona Expert Advisory Group has claimed that the COVID-19 positivity rate has declined to an average of 6% in mid-July, compared to 31% prevalence in June. Read more.
📺 Cable strike: Cable operators are extending their strike against K-Electric for cutting down cables and not allowing time to build an underground network. K-electric says it is illegal and unsafe to use electricity poles to build a distribution network of cable TV and internet services. Read more.
⚡ K-electric: Imran Khan has decided to review K-Electric’s performance and improvement personally every two days. Read more.
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