Former Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain Passes Away

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Former President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain passes away at 80

Former President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain passed away in Karachi on Wednesday.

His son, Arsalan Mamnoon, confirmed the news while talking to Geo News.

Mamnoon Hussain was hospitalised for the last two weeks and was battling cancer.

He served as the 12th President of Pakistan between September 2013 and September 2018.

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‘Those who have not read a book in their life will now decide the future of children in Punjab’: Fawad Chaudhry

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Geo News programme ‘Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath’ on Tuesday said, ”I am amazed that those who have not read a book in their life will decide the future of children in Punjab.”

Fawad expressed concerns over the news that the Punjab Curriculum and Textbook Board (PCTB) confiscated an Oxford University Press (OUP) Social Studies book for grade 7 on Monday for including Malala Yousufzai’s picture. He said that when he looked into the matter, he came to know that the Punjab Assembly has formed a board to look into such matters.

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PPP Senator Sherry Rehman also took up the matter of Malala’s name being erased by Punjab’s textbook curriculum board from schools book in the National Assembly.

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12 dead as a bus carrying Chinese workers plunged into ravine

Nine Chinese nationals and three Pakistanis lost their lives on Wednesday. Chinese workers and accompanying Pakistani staff were proceeding to their workplace for an ongoing project, as per a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA).

“The bus plunged into a ravine after a mechanical failure resulting in leakage of gas that caused a blast. Further investigations are underway,” said MoFA.

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Women traffic police officers deployed in Karachi

In a rare move, Karachi Traffic Police has deployed female police officers for the first time in the city. Geo News has reported that four female traffic wardens have been deployed at Sharah-e-Faisal and Clifton areas.

The deployed female police officers are also trained, motorcyclists. The duty of these officers includes “monitoring the traffic and spreading awareness among motorcyclists”.

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On this day, in 2014, the United Nations General Assembly declared July 15 as World Youth Skills Day to celebrate the strategic importance of equipping young people with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship. Since then, World Youth Skills Day events have provided a unique opportunity for dialogue between young people, technical and vocational education and training (TVET) institutions, firms, employers’ and workers’ organisations, policymakers, and development partners.

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