Today’s outlook: Pakistan govt to table Budget 2021-2022

Here are some stories we will be following today (Friday):

• Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin will table the Budget 2021-2022 in the National Assembly.
• On Thursday, the government released the economic survey for the year which revealed statistics relating to economic growth in the country.
• In the last 24 hours, 47 people died from coronavirus across Pakistan, with 1,303 new infections reported. The virus positivity rate in the country has reached 3.21%.
• The National Assembly has approved the “International Court of Justice (Review and Re-consideration) Ordinance, 2020” aimed at giving foreigners the right to appeal military court convictions in high courts.
• People across the country have complained of extended power outages as temperatures continue to soar. Punjab reported up to eight hours load-shedding Thursday.
• The 45th three-day G-7 Summit has kicked off. Leaders of the world’s seven most advanced economies will meet in Cornwall. They will discuss the pandemic, climate change, and the world economy.
• Exams for classes 10 and 12 will begin in Sindh from July 5 and July 26, respectively.
• Walk-in vaccination for Pakistanis above the age of 18 years begins. The country officially began administering the coronavirus vaccine to everyone aged 19 or older on June 3.

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