New Delhi: A grenade attack in Karachi kills 12, the rate of Covid infectivity rises in the big cities of Punjab, and other stories in our weekly Pakistan collection.
This is the main news in Pakistan for the past week 1 12 dead in the attack on Karachi’s twelve members of a large family member, all women and young boys, killed in a grenade attack on a mini truck on the outskirts of Karachi on Saturday night.
Some injuries of burns received.
Investigators from the bomb disposal squad found a grenade lever at the crime scene and confirmed that Russian-made devices had been used in the attack, a police officer said.
The incident occurred in the Baldia area within the Boundaries of the Colony Madina police station.
2 Without conditions $ 2.8 billion from the IMF due on 23: Min Pakistan Finance will receive ‘unconditional’ funds of $ 2.77 billion from the International Monetary Fund on August 23, said Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin.
This is part of the country from the general allocation of $ 650 billion IMF made for all its members to increase international liquidity challenged by global health pandemics.
3 The level of Covid infectivity rises in the Big cities of Punjab with 1,247 new Covid infections and 22 deaths are reported for the last 24 hours in Punjab, the level of infectivity increases in major cities in the province at a worry rate.
According to official data, Rawalpindi is at the peak, among others, where the level of progress increases to 12.5, followed by Lahore 9.8, Faisalabad 5.9 and Multan 5.6.
Medical experts showed serious concern for bright violations of Covid guidelines on independence day.
4 US Defense, Head of the Sir Army Discuss ‘Mutual Security Objectives’ US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin Wednesday made a telephone call to the Head of the Pakistani Army General Qamar Javed Bajwa to discuss “reciprocal security goals” in the region.
“Austin Secretary and General Bajwa discussed ongoing situations in Afghanistan, regional security and stability, and a broader bilateral defense relationship,” said the leaflet by the US Department of Defense.
5 ‘DNA, fingerprints accused of daughter of diplomat’ murder ‘Islamabad police have claimed that the DNA test and fingerprint accused of Zahir Jaffar showed his involvement in the murder of Noor Mukaddam.
They said that the photogrammetry test was carried out on the video where Mukaddam, the daughter of a former Pakistani envoy to Korea, was seen trying to save her life and be chased by the defendant insisting that it was original.
He was found killed in a house in the upper class of Islamabad F-7/4 on July 20.
6 Doctors suggested Nawaz Sharif against the traveling doctors who took care of the former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in London had taken him from traveling and advising him to stay close to the health care facility where he had received his treatment.
The report was submitted to Lahore High Court a week after the British government rejected Nawaz’s request to expand his visa.
This refusal was described as a big blow for Sharif, who was given a rare permit by LHC on Nov.
16, 2019 to get medical care abroad considering weakening health conditions.
Sharif served in prison when the court allowed him to travel abroad for care.
Mr. Round-up: 12 Killed in Karachi Grenade Attack
