Download PDF file of today’s important Pakistan Current Affairs 16 September 2019. These are top latest breaking news about pakistan which will be helpful for aspirants in test preparation of current affairs, pakistan affairs mcqs for GK, NTS, PPSC, CSS, FPSC, KPPSC, SPSC, BPSC, OTS, PTS and All other Govt Jobs & exams.
One Liner
- India arrests senior Kashmir leader under controversial law Amnesty International has called the Public Safety Act a “lawless law”.
- Pakistan and India face common threats. Climate change is the biggest one Collective action may just be what is needed to secure the lives and livelihoods of future generations.
- Project aims to bring diaspora students to work in Pakistan Plans are afoot to open offices in Lahore and northern areas.
- Jaranwala police station goes unpunished for stealing electricity Instead of moving against the station, Fesco officials hushed up the matter and took no action.
- Two Dolphin men suspended for torturing youth in Lahore The torture was caught on a camera installed on a motorcycle passing by.
- State Bank holds benchmark interest rate at 13.25% Central bank takes pause from a series of hikes in policy rate as data points to a stabilising inflation rate.
- Accountability should not affect business: Hafeez PM’s aide says NBP, State Life Insurance may be added to the list of fast-track privatisation.
- Govt looking at Rs1 trillion non-tax revenue in the coming year, says Hafeez Shaikh Big organisations such as National Bank of Pakistan and State Life Insurance to be considered for privatisation: Shaikh.
- Will visit Srinagar myself to see if people are unable to access high court, says India’s top judge The top court asks centre to “make all endeavours to restore normalcy in [occupied] Kashmir as soon as possible”.
- PPP wants minister fired over remarks about Karachi affairs PPP senator alleges that Farogh Naseem has been causing chaos through his “thinking, policies, statements and actions”.
- Ex-Nadra chief didn’t hide dual nationality, says verdict The case was filed on behalf of former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan.
- Kashmir situation alarms US Congress In less than a week, congressmen and senators have written three letters to the administration on occupied Kashmir.
- Terminal to make round-the-clock Afghan trade possible The terminal has been operating 24/7 on a trial basis and will be opened formally at a ceremony in Torkham.
- JUI-F wins PML-N support for Islamabad lockdown Fazl, Shahbaz discuss anti-govt ‘Azadi march’ to be held next month.
- Police file 3 cases against rioters in Ghotki for vandalism, theft and road blockage One of the cases filed against protesters who vandalised a temple includes Section 295, says Sukkur AIG Jamil Ahmed.
- ‘Witch-hunt’ of politicians, businessmen will lead to ‘economical meltdown’: Faryal Talpur PPP leader condemns what she called “political victimisation in the garb of accountability”.
- KP govt makes it mandatory for schoolgirls across the province to ‘cover up’ Education adviser says the decision will remove parents’ doubts about the safety of their children.
- Shahid Khaqan Abbasi ‘conditionally’ released on parole The former PM’s sister had requested his release on a humanitarian basis so that he could attend his uncle’s funeral.
- Jamaat chief slams world’s silence on Kashmir Sirajul Haq says the federal government is not taking any practical steps to mitigate the suffering of Kashmiris.
- Police use water cannon, tear gas to stop headmasters’ march on CM House in Karachi Protesters disperse after assurances, to meet education secretary today.
- Beating the odds: A Pakistani scientist’s journey from Buleda to Cambridge Dr Yarjan Abdul Samad is pushing the boundaries of space science and wishes to see Pakistan’s own mission launched.
- 195 new dengue cases reported in Rawalpindi 66 cases detected in AJK, five patients test positive in Taxila and Wah.
- Trump says US ‘locked and loaded’ in response to Saudi oil facilities attack Iran calls the US claims “maximum lies”, threatens American forces in the region.
- Oil surges as Saudi attack focuses market on supply risks Saudi Aramco has told one Indian refinery there will be no immediate impact on oil supplies.
- 700 protests mounted in India-held Kashmir since Aug 5 Occupied Kashmir has seen an average of 20 protests per day against Indian rule over the last six weeks.
- Afghan, US forces kill two Taliban ‘shadow governors’ Fighting has picked up in several parts of Afghanistan after US president’s abrupt cancellation of the Doha talks.
- ‘Absence of top Sri Lanka players should not matter to Pakistan’ “Pakistan must only look to put up their best performances regardless of the visitors’ squad quality,” says Miandad.
[dkpdf-button]