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1. Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar chosen as Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz have appointed Senator Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar as interim Prime Minister. The move represents a final attempt at reaching consensus on the appointment of a caretaker premier before the general election. 2. Ind vs WI, 5th ODI Fifties from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill helped India beat West Indies by nine wickets in the fourth T20I played at Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday. India chased down a target of 179 - highest run chase at this venue - in 17 overs to draw level at 2-2 and force the five-match series into a decider. The teams will be playing the series-decider today. 3. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to visit five poll-bound States Sounding the poll bugle, Congress president Malikarjun Kharge is set to start a whirlwind tour of five poll-bound States, beginning with Chhattisgarh, today. The meeting in Chhattisgarh will be organised at Janjgir-Champa, a district dominated by the Scheduled Castes. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshiram fought his first Lok Sabha election from here. 4. BJP President J P Nadda’s three-day West Bengal visit Nadda will hold meetings with all elected representatives of the party -- MPs, MLAs, and zilla parishad members -- from the state. The BJP president’s visit to West Bengal comes at a time when the party’s state unit has been plagued by internal squabbles and defections since the 2021 assembly election. 5. Perseid meteor shower to peak today One of the brightest meteor showers every year, the Perseids, is set to peak on August 13 and August 14. During the peak, you might see up to 100 meteors per hour. [logo] The Morning Filter 13 August 2023 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [Arrow]Open in browser [Mail icon]More newsletters Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today 1. Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar chosen as Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister [Islamabad: Undated photo of Pakistan’s caretaker PM Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar. (PTI Photo)(PTI08_12_2023_000152A)] Outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and opposition leader Raja Riaz have appointed Senator Anwaar Ul Haq Kakar as interim Prime Minister. The move represents a final attempt at reaching consensus on the appointment of a caretaker premier before the general election. 2. Ind vs WI, 5th ODI Fifties from Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill helped India beat West Indies by nine wickets in the fourth T20I played at Lauderhill, Florida on Saturday. India chased down a target of 179 - highest run chase at this venue - in 17 overs to draw level at 2-2 and force the five-match series into a decider. The teams will be playing the series-decider today. 3. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge to visit five poll-bound States Sounding the poll bugle, Congress president Malikarjun Kharge is set to start a whirlwind tour of five poll-bound States, beginning with Chhattisgarh, today. The meeting in Chhattisgarh will be organised at Janjgir-Champa, a district dominated by the Scheduled Castes. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshiram fought his first Lok Sabha election from here. 4.  BJP President J P Nadda’s three-day West Bengal visit  Nadda will hold meetings with all elected representatives of the party -- MPs, MLAs, and zilla parishad members -- from the state. The BJP president’s visit to West Bengal comes at a time when the party’s state unit has been plagued by internal squabbles and defections since the 2021 assembly election. 5. Perseid meteor shower to peak today [FILE - In this long exposure photo, a streak appears in the sky during the annual Perseid meteor shower at the Guadarrama mountains, near Madrid, in the early hours of Aug. 12, 2016. The best viewing for the annual shower visible around the world will be from Saturday night, Aug. 12, 2023, local time, into early Sunday morning, when viewers might be able to spot a meteor per minute. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)] One of the brightest meteor showers every year, the Perseids, is set to peak on August 13 and August 14. During the peak, you might see up to 100 meteors per hour. [Sign up for free]( Today’s Best Reads [[Government plans law on protection of Indian manuscripts] Government plans law on protection of Indian manuscripts]( [[Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs] Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs]( [[Explained | Can improved nutrition help prevent TB?] Explained | Can improved nutrition help prevent TB?]( [[Sudanese seek help as conflicts back home intensify] Sudanese seek help as conflicts back home intensify]( Copyright @ 2023, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. If you are facing any trouble in viewing this newsletter, please [try here]( Manage your newsletter subscription preferences [here]( If you do not wish to receive such emails [go here](