Daily Digestible News- January 11, 2018

Updates on threat assessment for Pakistan from the US 

The US State Department on Wednesday issued four new levels of threat assessments for its citizens — from normal precautions to no travel — but kept Pakistan in the third category of ‘reconsider travel’. (Source: Dawn News)

Serial killer behind Zainab’s rape and murder case 

The investigations into the rape-cum-murder case of the eight-year-old girl, Zainab that surfaced in Kasur indicated that a serial killer was behind all the eight cases reported in the district since 2015. (Source: Dawn News)

Economic Growth rate to increase in Pakistan: World Bank report

The World Bank says that economic growth in Pakistan is forecast to increase to 5.5 percent in the fiscal year 2017-18, and reach an average of 5.9 percent over the medium term on the back of continued robust domestic consumption, rising investment and a recovery in exports. (Source: Dawn News)

Flood risk for Pakistan to double by 2040

Global warming is expected to unleash more rain, exposing millions more people to river flooding, particularly in the United States and parts of Asia, Africa and central Europe, researchers said on Wednesday. (Source: Dawn News)