Good morning, *|MERGE1|*. It’s August 27. Jumma Mubarak.
So, it’s official now: Ramiz Raja will be the next chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). It will be a little weird to see him as Chairman PCB after his long career as a cricket commentator. I wonder will he bid farewell to commentary? I hope he does.
It will be sunny today too! It’s been the longest summer, I swear.
Laila-The Current
STORIES YOU CAN’T MISS…
Explosions outside Kabul airport
At least two explosions took place outside the Kabul airport on Thursday as the United States and other countries try to evacuate their citizens and Afghans at risk from the Taliban.
US officials said earlier on Thursday that concerns about security around the airport have increased based on “a very specific threat stream”.
Casualties
At least 90 people are thought to have died and more than 150 injured.
The Pentagon confirmed that at least 12 US service members were killed in the attack and that another 15 service personnel were wounded.
Who is behind them?
Terrorist group ISIS-K claimed responsibility for yesterday’s deadly attack in Kabul.
US President Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden has sworn revenge on the attackers, saying he would “hunt them down”
Boris Johnson
He says the UK’s evacuation operation in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban takeover will continue despite what he described as the “barbaric” terrorist attack at Kabul airport.
‘Ashamed and pained’: PM Khan reacts to the Minar-e-Pakistan incident
Prime Minister Imran Khan has finally spoken about the Minar-e-Pakistan incident.
What did he say?
He said that he was “ashamed and pained” by what happened, citing the lack of proper upbringing as a vital reason for the destruction we are seeing in society.
Where was he speaking?
He was addressing the Punjab Education Convention 2021 in Lahore.
What else did he say?
He also said, “In the past, the respect the women were getting in our country was nowhere to be seen in the world. In the West, women did not get that respect which they used to get here.”
Imran Khan briefed the nation on PTI’s three years’ performance
At Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad, PM Imran Khan briefed the nation about the performance of his government in the last three years.
Key points of Khan’s speech
He talked about the financial struggle face by his govt saying, “We had no capital to settle loans. We had no foreign exchange. The current account deficit we faced was of $20 billion. If Saudi Arabia, China and UAE had not helped us at the time, rupee would have declined further and caused us some real damage.”
In his speech, he also mentioned his government’s schemes such as Kamyab Pakistan and Ehsaas Program.
“We are also working on inheritance laws to ensure women get their due share in property,” he added.
It was trending on Twitter as PM Khan spoke at Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad.
2. #جعلسازکےتین_سال
This trend highlighted the poor performance of PTI govt in the last three years.
3. #Kabulairport
Kabul airport also trended on Pakistani Twitter with people sending their love and prayers to Afghanistan.
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ON THIS DAY
International Lottery Day
International Lottery Day is celebrated every year on August 27. No matter what language, people around the world love lottery games!
CURRENT BABA’S WISDOM FOR TODAY
Luck will knock at your door today!
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