5 March 2020 Current Affair Pakistan for Competitive Exams – Daily Current Affairs 2020 Online

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• Sindh’s third case of coronavirus also linked to Iran Patient and his family had returned from Iran on February 25 and had been in quarantine since.
• PM’s aide Shahzad Akbar holds meetings at UK’s Home Office Akbar in UK for ‘routine engagements’ as govt claims it has written to UK authorities to extradite Nawaz Sharif.
• PM approves establishment of 10 special economic zones in four provinces Privatisation of 33 state entities, lands also okayed.
• Govt caught in twin power tariff conundrum: Karachi residents could be jolted with large looming adjustments The amounts involved are estimated to be well over Rs80bn.
• PML-N asks PM Imran to apologise over ‘lies’ about Nawaz health Musaddiq says vessel responsible for supply of blood to Nawaz’s brain is blocked.
• Bilawal calls IMF bailout package illegitimate “This government won’t do a deal with our labour force rather it sacrifices rights of labour at the altar of IMF.”
• Jamia Hafsa students claim responsibility for defacing feminist mural in Islamabad The Aurat March has also been threatened by two separate applications filed with the ICT administration.
• Red Zone Files: Inside the PM’s inner circle PM Imran today finds himself situated in a peculiar cross-section of go­­v­­­ernance latitude and political longitude.
• Bill against corporal punishment for children to be tabled in NA, Shireen tells court IHC questions why despite cabinet approval, bill not tabled in Parliament, asks law ministry to explain delay.
• Dawn reporter and long-time journalist Hasan Mansoor passes away He had over three decades of journalism experience and remained associated with many reputable news organisations.
• 14 dead, 17 injured as five-storey residential building collapses in Karachi Sindh governor, CM take notice of incident; police and Rangers in Gulbahar area to help in rescue efforts.
• China to give 50 drones, pesticides to fight locusts First batch of drones due to arrive on Monday.
• Spirit of sacrifice, patriotism make any force formidable: Bajwa Turkey wins Pakistan Army Team Spirit contest.
• SC wonders how a civilian can be tried by military court The question was raised while the court heard the govt’s appeal against LHC’s order to release lawyer Inamul Rahiem.
• Some senators condemn Khalil-ur-Rehman’s misogynistic remarks, others demand probe of Aurat March “Which man will allow his mother or sister to go and do this on the streets?” asks PML-N Senator Mushahidullah.
• Trade deficit shrinks 26.5pc On a monthly basis, the deficit fell by 14.6pc to $1.9bn in February from $2.26bn during the same month last year.
• Incentives to boost remittances Meeting considers proposals to encourage overseas Pakistanis to send remittances through official banking channels.
• Stocks dip 293 points on foreign selling KSE-100 index tumbles 293.28 points (0.75 per cent) and closes below the 39,000 level at 38,906.40.
• Decision to import 0.3m tonnes of wheat shelved Importers have not shown interest in placing orders in view of a low margin of profit.
• Litigation prevents FBR from collecting Rs88bn income tax The amount has not been recovered because taxpayers have challenged the claims high courts and the Supreme Court.
• UAE tells residents not to travel abroad amid global coronavirus outbreak Health officials warn that those travelling abroad could face quarantine themselves at the discretion of authorities.
• Khalilzad speaks to Taliban chief as Pentagon downplays new attacks by insurgents US envoy for Afghan reconciliation says he also had a “constructive phone call” with US President Donald Trump.
• Over 290 million students out of school as global coronavirus battle intensifies Unesco says 13 countries have closed schools while nine others have implemented localised closures.
• Erdogan demands EU help in Syria to end migrant crisis Turkey already hosts nearly four million refugees, most of them Syrians.
• Rain clouds loom over Zalmi, Gladiators’ PSL fate ahead of crucial fixture Rawalpindi and Islamabad have wet weather forecast from Wednesday until Sunday.
• Darren Sammy appointed head coach, Wahab Riaz new captain of Peshawar Zalmi Sammy says he realises he is not fit enough to play, match with Quetta Gladiators will be his last.