Pakistani boxer Fatima Zahra won a historic bronze medal in the women's 60kg event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, becoming the first-ever female boxer to win a medal for Pakistan at the event.
Zhu Rongji was a Chinese politician and electrical engineer who served as the 5th premier of China from 1998 to 2003.
He also served as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1992 to 2002, along with CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin.
World Biofuel Day is observed every year on August
10th to raise awareness about the importance of non-fossil fuels as a cleaner
alternative to traditional fossil fuels.
It honors Sir Rudolf Diesel’s historic 1893
experiment running a mechanical engine on peanut oil.
Zhu Rongji was a Chinese politician and electrical
engineer who served as the 5th premier of China from 1998 to 2003.
He also
served as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist
Party (CCP) from 1992 to 2002, along with CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin.
International Lefthanders Day is observed annually
on 13 August to celebrate the uniqueness of left-handed people and raise
awareness of the challenges they may face in a predominantly right-handed
world.
The day was established in 1976 by the Left-Handers
Club.
United Nations observes21st August every year asInternational Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims ofTerrorism.The day is observed to pay tribute to the individuals across the globe who have been attacked, injured, traumatized or lost their lives because of terrorist attacks.
On August 18, 2026, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif inaugurated Google’s first office in Pakistan in Islamabad.
The opening marks a significant expansion of Google’s presence in the country, with a focus on digital skills, AI, cloud technology, startups, and supporting Pakistan’s IT-export ambitions.
Google had already been active in Pakistan for years through digital-skilling and other programs, but this was its first permanent local office.
